โApr-07-2014 08:34 AM
โApr-13-2014 06:37 AM
NinerBikes wrote:
Unplug your travel trailer, and disconnect the single negative ground wire from the battery, the white wire. Measure your voltage at the terminals with the white wire disconnected. You should see 12.68 at around 50F to 12.73 volts at 70F if you leave the trailer unplugged from the wall, and the terminal disconnected overnight. Battery voltage fully charged is affected by the temperature of the battery at the time of measurement..
โApr-12-2014 06:07 PM
NinerBikes wrote:EnochLight wrote:colliehauler wrote:
Your yellow line is correct.
You mean the water level should be at the bottom where the yellow ring is at???
yes, at the bottom, where the yellow ring is at, just BELOW where the green portion of the battery top stops.
If you have doubts, go to somewhere where they sell new batteries, and pop the tops and have a look inside at what the factory level is at.
โApr-12-2014 05:04 PM
EnochLight wrote:colliehauler wrote:
Your yellow line is correct.
You mean the water level should be at the bottom where the yellow ring is at???
โApr-12-2014 02:19 PM
colliehauler wrote:
Your yellow line is correct.
โApr-12-2014 02:17 PM
โApr-12-2014 02:05 PM
westend wrote:
Those are a bit over filled but I wouldn't sweat it. Put a rag over and around the battery for the first charge as some acid may be expelled.
NinerBikes wrote:
Those are too high... they should only be filled to the bottom of the green top, preferably just below, to allow full venting during recharging.
โApr-12-2014 01:57 PM
NinerBikes wrote:
Unplug your travel trailer, and disconnect the single negative ground wire from the battery, the white wire. Measure your voltage at the terminals with the white wire disconnected. You should see 12.68 at around 50F to 12.73 volts at 70F if you leave the trailer unplugged from the wall, and the terminal disconnected overnight. Battery voltage fully charged is affected by the temperature of the battery at the time of measurement.
โApr-12-2014 10:00 AM
โApr-12-2014 08:44 AM
โApr-12-2014 06:10 AM
โApr-08-2014 10:15 PM
โApr-08-2014 10:08 PM
Interesting. I'm in Michigan and our nights are only now starting to hover above freezing. Are you using your plumbing in your 20 footer? I'm reluctant to flush my plumbing of antifreeze right now for fear of it freezing at night.
โApr-08-2014 11:05 AM
โApr-07-2014 06:06 PM
EnochLight wrote:BFL13 wrote:
IMO the 6300 would do you no harm in winter at its 13.8v, which is still below ideal voltage for those temps. ( 13.8v is for 50F. Higher temps than that you need lower voltage; lower temps higher voltage )
So you would not "boil" the batteries but you would still need to destratify.
Some converters (not the 6300 or 7300) give a shot of 14.4v every so often to try to keep the batts from stratifying when on a Float at 13.2v (proper float voltage for 80F)
IMO dubious if that does much good when it is cold out, but haven't been there, done that, so can't say for sure.
So whatever converter you have, you should still use an hydrometer and see what the SG is. Then you may need to destratify as indicated.
Thanks. So... (and pardon my naรฏvetรฉ).. but is SG = specific gravity? I'm not familiar with battery maintenance like this. I have no idea what destratify means, nor what SG is in relation. Where would I find a hydrometer for something like this and a guide on.. well - a guide on what you're talking about? ๐