What is Eating Those Batteries?
I went to Quartzite yesterday to visit an old friend who is dry-camping on BLM land and has been having some electrical problems with his travel trailer, a 2001 KZ model. The problem is that even wit...
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I have a group 24 DC 12v battery that I bought at WalMart, and from day 1, it has always felt a bit down on total amps available before it reaches a 50% SOC or 12.1 V.
Despite showing that it's fully charged... conks out at 14.4 V, the hydrometer is having a hell of a time getting the SG much above 1.245 to 1.250.
So, it's sitting on the Ctek now, trying to get fully charged before I try recondition mode to get the SG where it should be, if it is at all possible. Either that, or they watered down the acid with Tropical blend, in which case that battery should last a long, long time.
Despite showing that it's fully charged... conks out at 14.4 V, the hydrometer is having a hell of a time getting the SG much above 1.245 to 1.250.
So, it's sitting on the Ctek now, trying to get fully charged before I try recondition mode to get the SG where it should be, if it is at all possible. Either that, or they watered down the acid with Tropical blend, in which case that battery should last a long, long time.
