House battery being overcharged????
1994 Calista Cove MH. Book says charging system will sense fully charged and not over charge the house battery. After being hooked to shore power the volt reading at the battery terminals is 14.2 volt...
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fighterpilota wrote:
I haven't been able to find the charger--looked in all the external bays, and the interior bays. Will have to get underneath and trace the wires from the battery. Been thru this with an old boat. After much searching on the web determined a fully charged battery will read about 12.75. With a smart charger, voltage will taper off as full charged reached which is about 13.2 to 13.8. Since the house battery sits at 14.2 I think it is a dumb charger. Also believe the 1994 vintage charger that came with the MH is not "smart" charger in the sense they are today. Therefore sitting at 14.2 prompted my question.
I'll pull a terminal wire to get a check 3 hours later as suggested. I'll also try again to find the charger? Thanks for the information
Not sure how your rig is laid out BUT the battery charger typically resides in the electrical distribution box under the circuit breakers and fuses. On my Parallax 7355 I have to remove the front cover to see the 55 amp converter/charger. It also has a fan that will come on if the converter is under a load (lights, furnace, refrigerator, and roof fans running) that might making finding it easier.
Based on the age of your rig my money says it's not a smart charger. Progressive Dynamics makes conversion kits if you want to spend the money.
