Fortunately, I did not have a pair of 6v batteries

[Bobbo]

Well, the fact I had a pair of 12v batteries in parallel rather than a pair of 6v batteries in series kept me from having a serious problem on the road.

When I exercised the generator in June, all was well. When I tried to exercise the generator in July, there wasn't enough power to start it. The batteries were 7 years old, and I had abused them before getting rid of the MagnaJunk 7345 converter, so I figured they had died.

When I went to take them out to carry to Batteries+, I discovered that sometime in that month, while were were on a 3 week trip most likely, one end of the hot cable that bridged the 2 batteries had corroded and broken off. The ground was still bridged, so I was only getting juice from one battery. It was enough to get me through the trip without even knowing I had a problem, but the battery was too weak to start the genny.

I bought a clamp-on terminal and put it on the wire where the other end corroded off, and now I can start my genny again.

I know I am going to have to replace them soon, but it wasn't today.

[Bobbo]

2oldman wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
.. the other end corroded off, and now I can start my genny again.I know I am going to have to replace them soon, but it wasn't today.

Kinda sounds like your battery maintenance is a bit lax. If you were hand-watering them (assuming they take water) you'd have noticed corrosion that severe.

If this is a veiled argument against having 2 -6v, it's a pretty weak one! 🙂

I'd consider AGMs.

Actually, it's not. When I do replace them, I am going with a pair of 6v batteries.

[RJsfishin]

Yep, good thing you din't have 6'ers,....would have been a disaster 😞

[2oldman]

Bobbo wrote:
.. the other end corroded off, and now I can start my genny again.I know I am going to have to replace them soon, but it wasn't today.

Kinda sounds like your battery maintenance is a bit lax. If you were hand-watering them (assuming they take water) you'd have noticed corrosion that severe.

If this is a veiled argument against having 2 -6v, it's a pretty weak one! 🙂

I'd consider AGMs.

[Old-Biscuit]

SO instead of knowing there was a problem you assumed all was OK cause you had 12V power........

12's vs 6's.........need better maintenance routine regardless.

Shame on you :B