Using Battery Analyzer
Okay, I'll admit WLA batteries are not something I know a lot about. I have always sort of relied on either they work or they don't, they hold a charge or they don't. Now on my second rig and running into the chassis battery not seeming to fully charge on say a two hour run between campgrounds and not holding a charge overnight, I thought why not avail myself of Harbor Freight Tools and their 20 to 25 percent off coupons and buy an analyzer. Following the instructions(something we men are accused of never doing)in the box, the analyzer shows the battery is not holding a charge even after an overnight on a battery charger.
I am kind of accepting the reading on the built in meter in our rig that shows the voltages (and by inference the charge rate) that the alternator is working well and therefore, the battery is reaching the end of it's life.
My question is, can I use the analyzer on the two GC2 house batteries that are in series the same as a single 12v battery?
Logic tells me that two sixes in series are electrically the same as a single 12v battery. But it raises the question, what CCA figure to I use? Is it the CCA of one battery or are the CCAs additive?
Once again logic seems to dictate that the CCA will not exceed the capability of one battery, that by putting two in series just doubles the how long the current will flow not the level of current. I don't know if that is clear or not but my meter's instruction says only test a single 12v battery and the first thing to do when checking the battery is enter the CCA. So enter the CCA of one or double the CCA?
I am kind of accepting the reading on the built in meter in our rig that shows the voltages (and by inference the charge rate) that the alternator is working well and therefore, the battery is reaching the end of it's life.
My question is, can I use the analyzer on the two GC2 house batteries that are in series the same as a single 12v battery?
Logic tells me that two sixes in series are electrically the same as a single 12v battery. But it raises the question, what CCA figure to I use? Is it the CCA of one battery or are the CCAs additive?
Once again logic seems to dictate that the CCA will not exceed the capability of one battery, that by putting two in series just doubles the how long the current will flow not the level of current. I don't know if that is clear or not but my meter's instruction says only test a single 12v battery and the first thing to do when checking the battery is enter the CCA. So enter the CCA of one or double the CCA?
