another battery question
We are on a 2 month +/- trip to Fl in a new 2019 TT, just purchased in November.
I checked the battery ( new battery ) water level and charge before we left and it was reading about 13 volts not plugged in to a/c power. I installed a led volt meter I had left over from a project directly to the battery and attached it to the battery cover to monitor the battery reading.
We just left a commercial campground after being plugged into a/c power for 30 days. I was surprised to see the volt meter reading @ 12.5 volts after disconnecting the the a/c power. Ever time I checked the meter while at the campground, while plugged in, it was reading 13.3volts so I was thinking it was keeping it fully charged.
After driving about 1.5 hours to another CG, connected to the truck of course, the reading was 12.8V. After plugging into a/c power at the new CG I noticed the reading was 13.7, so charging I guess?
A side note: the converter failed right after purchase and was replaced. Everything appears to be working normally on a/c and d/c except the frig sometimes decides not to stay on when turned on LP ( traveling )
Questions: I this abnormal? Does it indicate a problem with the converter or does it sound ok? Suggestions on what if anything to check?
I plan to disconnect the battery cables tomorrow and check the voltage directly with a multimeter. Can I do that safely while plugged into a/c power?
Sorry for the long post, just trying to give some details.
Thanks
I checked the battery ( new battery ) water level and charge before we left and it was reading about 13 volts not plugged in to a/c power. I installed a led volt meter I had left over from a project directly to the battery and attached it to the battery cover to monitor the battery reading.
We just left a commercial campground after being plugged into a/c power for 30 days. I was surprised to see the volt meter reading @ 12.5 volts after disconnecting the the a/c power. Ever time I checked the meter while at the campground, while plugged in, it was reading 13.3volts so I was thinking it was keeping it fully charged.
After driving about 1.5 hours to another CG, connected to the truck of course, the reading was 12.8V. After plugging into a/c power at the new CG I noticed the reading was 13.7, so charging I guess?
A side note: the converter failed right after purchase and was replaced. Everything appears to be working normally on a/c and d/c except the frig sometimes decides not to stay on when turned on LP ( traveling )
Questions: I this abnormal? Does it indicate a problem with the converter or does it sound ok? Suggestions on what if anything to check?
I plan to disconnect the battery cables tomorrow and check the voltage directly with a multimeter. Can I do that safely while plugged into a/c power?
Sorry for the long post, just trying to give some details.
Thanks
