2001 Dolphin chasis battery.......dead???
My coach has been sitting for a year, I never tried to start it. 12 volt battery was dead. I hooked up my Sears battery charger, for about 5 hours. The coach started right up after that. Does my c...
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I do worry some about putting the engine battery in parallel with my AGM house batteries for an extended time. I don't see a threat of overcharging the engine battery staying at the house batts' Float voltage in the 13s.
To avoid putting the engine and house batteries in parallel, I have another way, more like the usual trickle method. A small charger that has a cig plug attachment as an option to the clamps attachment. With that, I plug the charger into the 120v receptacle overhead (meant for entertainment things) and plug its cig plug into the dash lighter socket. This charger holds 13.4v constant after a short time at 14.2.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-eliminator-intelligent-battery-charger-2a-0111506p.html#srp
To avoid putting the engine and house batteries in parallel, I have another way, more like the usual trickle method. A small charger that has a cig plug attachment as an option to the clamps attachment. With that, I plug the charger into the 120v receptacle overhead (meant for entertainment things) and plug its cig plug into the dash lighter socket. This charger holds 13.4v constant after a short time at 14.2.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-eliminator-intelligent-battery-charger-2a-0111506p.html#srp
