Leisure battery help?

Jun 6, 2012
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Hi all, after moving my van the battery indicator went into the 10v range, so i decided to hook up to 240 after I left it on charge for two hours it showed a fully charged battery after the two hours should it have charged this fast?
 

Damian

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If you are relying on the on board voltage indicator,,,,,dont!!
They are notoriously inaccurate.
If you still had the mains connected to the van when you looked after 2 hours , it will show full as that is what the charger is putting into the battery.

After charging, using a multimeter set on 20v DC, and after a couple of hours resting, then check atthe battery terminals.
 
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Damian-Moderator said:
If you are relying on the on board voltage indicator,,,,,dont!!
They are notoriously inaccurate.
If you still had the mains connected to the van when you looked after 2 hours , it will show full as that is what the charger is putting into the battery.

After charging, using a multimeter set on 20v DC, and after a couple of hours resting, then check atthe battery terminals.
Thanks for the info i always rely on the indicator, i will probably check tonight as it is unhooked from mains.
 

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