House batteries not up to ah rating
Bought 2 new Interstate SRM-24 group 24 RV/Marine batteries a few months ago. I have used the MH 4 times on trips lasting from 3-6 days. Never going below 40 amps before recharging. The rating is 85...
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NinerBikes, here they are.
Battery A
Sat noon
+1 2 3 4 5 6
1215 1230 1245 1230 1235 1215
Sun morning
1225 1240 1250 1250 1250 1235
Mon morning
1235 1245 1260 1245 1250 1215
Battery B
Sat noon
1230 1245 1240 1245 1250 1240
Sun morning
1250 1250 1250 1240 1240 1235
Mon morning
1250 1235 1235 1250 1250 1250
Attached your charger to battery A at 8:30 this morning. Just checked voltage,
it's 15.99V. Guess it's about full and I need to shut it off?
UPDATE! Removed your charger from battery A and put on battery B. B shot quickly up to 16 volts also. So both are up to 16 volts now. Thanks NinerBikers.
Battery A
Sat noon
+1 2 3 4 5 6
1215 1230 1245 1230 1235 1215
Sun morning
1225 1240 1250 1250 1250 1235
Mon morning
1235 1245 1260 1245 1250 1215
Battery B
Sat noon
1230 1245 1240 1245 1250 1240
Sun morning
1250 1250 1250 1240 1240 1235
Mon morning
1250 1235 1235 1250 1250 1250
Attached your charger to battery A at 8:30 this morning. Just checked voltage,
it's 15.99V. Guess it's about full and I need to shut it off?
UPDATE! Removed your charger from battery A and put on battery B. B shot quickly up to 16 volts also. So both are up to 16 volts now. Thanks NinerBikers.
