Test for charging house batt
Can I use a multi meter to see if camper batt is being charged when I’m Plugged in at Camp ground. If so how do I set meter thanks
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
Yes ! A lead acid battery will be charging if it is receiving 13.8V or more.
To clarify, what it is receiving is amps. The voltage seen at the battery could be way less than 13.8, so the OP should not think his charger is not working if he sees less than that
If the battery bank is low, the initial voltage when a charger is turned on set to 14.8 could be more like 13.4 or even lower and then rise from there. You have voltage drop as seen at the battery bank depending on the charging amps amount.
BTW this is related to the dreaded under 13.2v a WFCO needs to see at first in order to go into boost
