My new van buildout thread
I figure I will have a lot of questions so I should put them all in one thread :). I got a new van! Well, an old one, but new to me. It's in another state, and I won't see it in person for a few m...
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Naio wrote:Chassis battery, turn on the headlights for 15 minutes.westend wrote:
Go ahead, use the coil. Don't come back with a post relating how you forgot about it for a couple of hours, that your charger isn't working, or your battery terminals melted.
There really is no need to use a heating element to discharge a battery unless you are making a DIY load tester. There are other resistive loads that will work better, like lights. Why do you need to discharge the battery?
I don't want to discharge the battery. I want to test the charger and the battery is currently fully charged. What do you recommend I do?
House battery, use the inverter, turn on lights, start fans. I have two simple fans that draw 4 amps each.
Depending if this "charger" is hard wired into a vehicle or freestanding---Alternatives--Find another discharged battery. Buy a big spotlight and use it for a draw. Wait for charged battery to discharge.
