I found my motor mover was struggling or failing to get my van on kerbs or ramps, does it mean I need to change the battery? I got it from previous van owner, don’t know age.
How to know if my battery should be changed
- Thread starter Kai
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- Dec 27, 2022
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On sale from tomorrow:
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I don't have lead acid battery so no use to me.
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Charge it up independently so its fully charged then use to move the van , when it gives up ,just measure the voltage if it below 12.6V it's a fair chance it's had it .It's not precise but Spending about £100 on a new one will give you piece of mind.Then you have think why the first battery failed. Do you have solar panels fitted or do you regularly remove the battery when in storage , particularly in winter, and keep warm and charge it up ( lead acid batteries don't survive well if slightly flat and left in the cold).
trevormonty's idea is sound , try it with another battery to confirm its not something in the mover system (bad or corroded connection).
Charge you battery up, connect a headlamp bulb, assuming its a 55W bulb, if you get over 12 hours of light then you should, have a battery with enough usable capacity to operate a mover.
If you get less, the battery may be sulphated, sulphation happens when the battery’s voltage drops to below 12.4V and the battery is allowed to remain discharged for a period of time. If a battery is sulphated, use of a charger with a desulphation mode will help remove the sulphate from the plates.
If you get less, the battery may be sulphated, sulphation happens when the battery’s voltage drops to below 12.4V and the battery is allowed to remain discharged for a period of time. If a battery is sulphated, use of a charger with a desulphation mode will help remove the sulphate from the plates.
The problem with this is judging the amount of light. Even at 9v the bulb will be giving off some light. I used a similar method I detailed in the thread below but took voltage and current readings to get a better picture of the battery state. (and found that my 100ah battery was holding around 20ah).
Intermittent Motor Mover
Had to move the van today but the Powrtouch mover decided to play up. Main battery fully charged, new battery in the remote Switch on and it would move for about 3 seconds then stop, switch it off, switch it on and again work for another 3 seconds and so on and so on. Any ideas folks?
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Just been in my local Lidls, and couldn't find them, every other thing in the leaflet was there.On sale from tomorrow:
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