Battery Charger Woes

[Bob La Londe]

I was checking things out on my boat, and I noticed one bank would not stop
charging. I unplugged the charger and checked the voltage. The one that
had stopped charging read 12.98 volts and the one that was still charging
read 13.98 volts. I am thinking its time for a new charger. (The batteries
are only a few months old)

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[RichZ]

Bob wrote:
> The one that
> had stopped charging read 12.98 volts and the one that was still charging
> read 13.98 volts. I am thinking its time for a new charger. (The batteries
> are only a few months old)
>
Next time, reverse the hookups, so each charger is charging the OTHER battery.
If the problem stays with the battery, it's the battery. Not unusual for a few
month old battery to go bad. There are such things as manufacturing defects,
after all.

RichZ©
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[RichZ]

Bob wrote:
> The one that
> had stopped charging read 12.98 volts and the one that was still charging
> read 13.98 volts. I am thinking its time for a new charger. (The batteries
> are only a few months old)
>
Next time, reverse the hookups, so each charger is charging the OTHER battery.
If the problem stays with the battery, it's the battery. Not unusual for a few
month old battery to go bad. There are such things as manufacturing defects,
after all.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

[RichZ]

Bob wrote:
> The one that
> had stopped charging read 12.98 volts and the one that was still charging
> read 13.98 volts. I am thinking its time for a new charger. (The batteries
> are only a few months old)
>
Next time, reverse the hookups, so each charger is charging the OTHER battery.
If the problem stays with the battery, it's the battery. Not unusual for a few
month old battery to go bad. There are such things as manufacturing defects,
after all.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

[Bob La Londe]

That is a good idea. I hadn't seriously considered that. I will check the
water levels, and swap the banks on the charger. Thank you.

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"RichZ" > wrote in message
...
> Bob wrote:
> > The one that
> > had stopped charging read 12.98 volts and the one that was still
charging
> > read 13.98 volts. I am thinking its time for a new charger. (The
batteries
> > are only a few months old)
> >
> Next time, reverse the hookups, so each charger is charging the OTHER
battery.
> If the problem stays with the battery, it's the battery. Not unusual for a
few
> month old battery to go bad. There are such things as manufacturing
defects,
> after all.
>
> RichZ©
> www.richz.com/fishing
>