Lead Acid Battery - 2 Cells No Float
So I picked up a new (to me) rig from family last weekend. It had been sitting at the BIL's place for several years. He started it occasionally, but never kept it plugged in. 2 of the 3 group 29,...
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Hmmm.
It appears Mex may have been spot on. Poor guy. It must be a burden being right all the time.
I had all the flooring and upholstery cleaned. The guys wanted 2 dedicated circuits. So I unplugged the rig from shore, turned every light on and ran the 2 overhead fans on high. The overhead lights are fluorescent, but the rest are incandescent (I will be replacing those with LEDs very soon.)
They ended up having a tech issue with their machine, so it took much longer than expected. At the 4 hour point I noticed the fans weren't running. I tested the batteries.
5.5 VOLTS!!!
So if we presume the battery with the weird SG readings is a drag on the system, then the other 2 were carrying the load... and perhaps trying to charge the offender.
Without taking an audit of lighting, should 2 healthy 29s be able to provide 4 hours of full lighting in a 34' MH and run 2 fans? Or was I asking too much of them?
Note: The job was supposed to take about 2 hours, they said. The lights and fans were out of sight, out of mind.
It appears Mex may have been spot on. Poor guy. It must be a burden being right all the time.
I had all the flooring and upholstery cleaned. The guys wanted 2 dedicated circuits. So I unplugged the rig from shore, turned every light on and ran the 2 overhead fans on high. The overhead lights are fluorescent, but the rest are incandescent (I will be replacing those with LEDs very soon.)
They ended up having a tech issue with their machine, so it took much longer than expected. At the 4 hour point I noticed the fans weren't running. I tested the batteries.
5.5 VOLTS!!!
So if we presume the battery with the weird SG readings is a drag on the system, then the other 2 were carrying the load... and perhaps trying to charge the offender.
Without taking an audit of lighting, should 2 healthy 29s be able to provide 4 hours of full lighting in a 34' MH and run 2 fans? Or was I asking too much of them?
Note: The job was supposed to take about 2 hours, they said. The lights and fans were out of sight, out of mind.
