TALE OF A TRIP, SHOUDA STAYED IN FLORIDA.
Well, we did stay an extra week. MONDAY: April 7, 9:30 am. We went to pick up the Tow Dolly at U-haul in Lake Worth, after verifying our on line Jan.4 reservation the day before, Sunday, only to fi...
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So who actually installed/hooked up the batteries- you or the store?
I asked them to install, since they are indeed heavy/hard to get at/pull out from under the entry step, she said it would take probably an hour 125$ labour cost, and I'd have to go to service to see if it could be done today.
So, yes, I removed the old, first, made a written diagram of the Series install, and then did the new install myself, there was the usual spark when I hooked up the Positive cable last.
At which point I did use a digital test meter to check the battery voltage from the ground on one battery to the positive on the second battery and believe me, and my spouse was there, it read 12.5 volts!
I, at that point had no idea that both batteries were in fact 12 volts each, I would have thought the reading should have been 24+ but it did not, so I was really confounded that evening when I removed all wires from both batteries and tested across only one, which read 12.5.
That is when I removed 1 battery completely and only hooked up a single 12 volt for travel the next day, but the 150 Hi-Amp breaker & the Battery Disconnect switch both were not providing 12 volt to the house equipment.
I, for the life of me never noticed the two wet cel covers, covering 3 -cels each on the single battery, the Trojan's only had 3 per battery.
I should have known, but my grey matter let me down, fortunately we got away with only two failed/damaged switches....WOW. it could have been much worst, thank God for the safety system.
Even the Xantrex 458 Freedom unit did it's job and was indicating a high overload issue, still can't figure out how this could be, since the two mentioned switches had apparently done their job.
So who actually installed/hooked up the batteries- you or the store?
I asked them to install, since they are indeed heavy/hard to get at/pull out from under the entry step, she said it would take probably an hour 125$ labour cost, and I'd have to go to service to see if it could be done today.
So, yes, I removed the old, first, made a written diagram of the Series install, and then did the new install myself, there was the usual spark when I hooked up the Positive cable last.
At which point I did use a digital test meter to check the battery voltage from the ground on one battery to the positive on the second battery and believe me, and my spouse was there, it read 12.5 volts!
I, at that point had no idea that both batteries were in fact 12 volts each, I would have thought the reading should have been 24+ but it did not, so I was really confounded that evening when I removed all wires from both batteries and tested across only one, which read 12.5.
That is when I removed 1 battery completely and only hooked up a single 12 volt for travel the next day, but the 150 Hi-Amp breaker & the Battery Disconnect switch both were not providing 12 volt to the house equipment.
I, for the life of me never noticed the two wet cel covers, covering 3 -cels each on the single battery, the Trojan's only had 3 per battery.
I should have known, but my grey matter let me down, fortunately we got away with only two failed/damaged switches....WOW. it could have been much worst, thank God for the safety system.
Even the Xantrex 458 Freedom unit did it's job and was indicating a high overload issue, still can't figure out how this could be, since the two mentioned switches had apparently done their job.
