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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Very confusing to know how much the OP knows. Assuming nothing, not to insult, sorry, etc. BUT the main thing is that while charging you can't use the voltage to estimate state of charge. It can look "full" even though it is half full, because the voltage is over 13 while charging and 'full' is 12.7v.
IMO ignore all gizmos that claim to report the state of charge. Just got to be a bunch of BS.
So the usual problem is the batts were not fully charged when taken home from the store (shelf life they lose SOC), not top charged, run down more, not fully charged, and they are still in limbo.
Or maybe not. Need more info from the OP who is no doubt, not as clueless as all that! Sorry again! :(
IMO ignore all gizmos that claim to report the state of charge. Just got to be a bunch of BS.
So the usual problem is the batts were not fully charged when taken home from the store (shelf life they lose SOC), not top charged, run down more, not fully charged, and they are still in limbo.
Or maybe not. Need more info from the OP who is no doubt, not as clueless as all that! Sorry again! :(
