Using 12V while hooked up to the tow vehicle
We have a new Viking 17BH. Only used twice so far. It's been in storage since our Michigan trip in July. The battery has been on a trickle charger. When I went to install the battery to winterize, ...
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When I am in these situations I always measure across my batteries to make sure they are being charged before I leave.
A fully charged battery will read somewhere around 12.6-7VDC using a multimeter around the battery terminals. When the charger is connected this voltage reading will jump up to 13.6VDC or more depending on the charging mode telling you the charger is connected and working...
Everytime you run down your batteries below 12.0VDC you are driving a nail in the Battery performance coffin... I suspect your batteries are damaged now if you indeed ran them way down in charge state. Hopefully they were disconnected somehow when you left them... A $15 dollar cheap multimeter from WALMART/LOWES is a great thing to have around... Use mine almost daily when around my RV units...
Roy Ken
A fully charged battery will read somewhere around 12.6-7VDC using a multimeter around the battery terminals. When the charger is connected this voltage reading will jump up to 13.6VDC or more depending on the charging mode telling you the charger is connected and working...
Everytime you run down your batteries below 12.0VDC you are driving a nail in the Battery performance coffin... I suspect your batteries are damaged now if you indeed ran them way down in charge state. Hopefully they were disconnected somehow when you left them... A $15 dollar cheap multimeter from WALMART/LOWES is a great thing to have around... Use mine almost daily when around my RV units...
Roy Ken
