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stupendous_man
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Feb 18, 2022

2000 Lance 920, Battery Not Charging With Alternator?

Hi all, I have a 2000 Lance 920 I recently purchased that is not charging the battery while underway with the truck. Everything is connected securely, the battery is brand new, and things are charg...
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CA_Traveler
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Feb 18, 2022
FYI Proper charging of a discharged flooded battery starts with bulk charging raising the battery voltage to 14.6V, then absorb mode holds the voltage as the amps decrease, resulting in float mode maintaining 13.4V.

At 12.56V you are actually below a fully charged battery at rest - RESULTING IN NO CHARGING.

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