Batteries losing charge while in storage
My four six volt AGM batteries are losing there charge while the trailer is parked in storage. I disconnected all the wires from the positive terminal but still find them slowly discharging. In a se...
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tenbear wrote:You are not embarrassing me in the least. I have a lot of knowledge but just not in this area. One has to start somewhere. Keep embarrassing me all you want. This is how I learn. I am off to the storage lot to try my new found knowledge. Thanks again.. I am grateful.
Probably the first thing to check is the voltage of each of the batteries while disconnected. If one is substantially lower than the others it is probably bad.
If the batteries have been recently charged, within the past day, they will have a higher than normal voltage. It is called surface charge and will leak off within several hours. A fully charged 6v battery should read 6.3v after the surface charge is gone.
If I am embarrassing you with this basic stuff, I apologize.
