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TimLoon
Explorer
Dec 13, 2015

Why would one battery of 3 be very low on water?

Have had the MH 5 years (2004 model) and the current set of batteries is 3 years old. I run 3- 6 volt(not looking for opinions on this unless relative) and have never had an issue. Today while getting...
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Bobbo
Explorer III
Dec 13, 2015
You have put a 6v battery in parallel in a 12v system.

You have hooked up a converter/charger that charges at 13.6v to 14.8v.

Running a 13.6v to 14.8v charger on a 6v battery WILL kill that battery.

What is shocking is that the battery lasted 3 years.

None of this applies to the pair of 6v batteries you have wired in series. They are, electrically speaking, a single 12v battery.

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