One 6V battery discharging really fast
Almost 3 years ago I swapped out my 12V battery for two 6V (Trojan T-105) batteries. Last weekend, I noticed that my trailer was losing power really fast after charging up. I used a volt meter a...
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Just an update of where I am.
I picked up a hydrometer and tested the batteries. (That seems like a fairly imprecise way of measuring things.) My weak battery was just measuring very low on the hydrometer. The good battery was a little strange. When I would fill the hydrometer, the float would quickly rise to the top, but slowly drop as the fluid leaked out the tube. But it seemed to be OK.
So I ended up buying a replacement battery for just the one weak battery. It will probably be a few weeks before I get to take the trailer out again and give it a good test.
I picked up a hydrometer and tested the batteries. (That seems like a fairly imprecise way of measuring things.) My weak battery was just measuring very low on the hydrometer. The good battery was a little strange. When I would fill the hydrometer, the float would quickly rise to the top, but slowly drop as the fluid leaked out the tube. But it seemed to be OK.
So I ended up buying a replacement battery for just the one weak battery. It will probably be a few weeks before I get to take the trailer out again and give it a good test.
