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mojoroo
Explorer
Jun 09, 2013

Battery shows 3/4 on shore power. Full on charger?

I noticed that my battery when on shore power is showing 1/2-3/4 power. So I took it out, checked water and added a little, plugged it into my charger and in 4 minutes it showed that it was fully char...
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eric1514
Explorer
Jun 09, 2013
mojoroo wrote:
I don't have a voltmeter :-(. I am completely out of my element with electricity.


Get one anyway. They're cheap and you can learn to check battery voltage in no time. Don't believe your monitor panel that says your battery is 1/2 or 3/4 or fully charged. They are unreliable at best. With a $10 voltmeter you will know exactly what the state of charge is on your battery.

Good Luck,
Eric

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