Problem charging House Batteries
My 2004 Ford E-350 V10 Class C has developed a problem with charging the house batteries. I have a Xantrex Battery monitor. My house batteries are 2 Group 24 batteries brand new, 2 weeks old. becaus...
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Sagecoachdriver wrote:
I started the engine and it showed 14.2 volts and 10 amps on the Xantrex battery monitor and full on the wall panel of gauges. I drove for 6 hours and when I got home, it was 12.6 volts, fully charged.
It's always 14-something when alternator is running.
Aldo, red-green Christmas lights on that wall panel I suggest you disregard, they are not to be relied on.
Also, it should be 12.6 or 12.7 not when you have just finished charging, but 24 hours later and in absence of any loads. Take the cables off the battery, wait at least overnight and check the voltage in the morning. With multimeter like Mex said. It's too early to tell anything yet. Could be faulty battery, or faulty converter, or a short somewhere.
