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tommymsw
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Feb 20, 2018

House battery voltage under draw?

I have a new (to me motor home) and an upgrade from my old one. In my old RV, I had to check the house battery voltage manually. With the new rv, I have a switch on the wall.
However, when I check the batteries while I am using them, they quickly get below 11.9 (to 11.6 or so), but later, when not in use, seem to be OK again at low to mid 12. They are BRAND new. Like one day old!

So, do they read lower when under draw? And I should only read them when they are not in use? Or is something wrong with my readout on the wall?
  • pretty normal for readings to drop under load. As long as they read ok without a load you should be ok. Remember that a 12V batt is considered depleted at 12.06v (50 percent). Might also be worth taking the battery in to a shop that can perform an actual load test to confirm your battery is in fact good.
  • They always read lower under load
    I prefer to read mine under a known load

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