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JohnBG
Senior Member Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Deltona, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
Topic: Battery charging? Posted: 24 Jun 2015 at 6:52pm |
Yeah I didn't think the interior meter was accurate, it was one light before and now it's 4. I can take a meter out and check the voltage but the best way is to test the battery under load. I'll probably end up in the battery section at the local Wally World soon...
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2010 R-Pod RP-171
2010 Honda Ridgeline TV |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2015 at 9:57pm |
The load test is good to find out how well it will hold up, but you won't do that test often. The test at rest you'll do often to find the SOC.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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WillThrill
Senior Member Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298 |
Posted: 26 Jun 2015 at 4:13pm |
If a lead acid battery is completely or nearly drained and left that way for a few months, it is dead beyond any hope of reviving. After 'charging' such a battery, it might seem like it's okay because the voltage of the battery might be good, but it's capacity is almost completely gone. Rather than plug up the unit periodically, I simply remove my batteries when we aren't using the Pod and place them on a Battery Minder #1500 all the time. It's temperature sensitive, so it doesn't matter that I leave them in my uninsulated garage. This way, I never have to worry whether my batteries are alright. The other key to battery maintenance is checking the water level periodically, at the beginning and end of the camping season is good. The cells must be topped off with distilled water and nothing else. |
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JohnBG
Senior Member Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Deltona, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
Posted: 01 Jul 2015 at 11:23am |
Ended up going to Wally World and picking up a new one for ~$80. I'll make sure to disconnect it when storing the pod.
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2010 R-Pod RP-171
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