yet another battery question!

[kelvin3]

Hi all

last week I privately bought a 97 Balley Caprice, usual bumf - good battery etc.

Well I think it's duff, what do you think?

On board charger output 13.15v

Battery (110AH) is acepting charge to about 12.65v

With the battery disconected and with the meter attached the output voltage drops by 0.01 every few seconds.

With two lights on the voltage drops below 12v

There is too much fluid in the resovours so my guess is that it was over filled in hope?!?

This would not have come to light except for me and she who will be nameless having a blazzing argument in the street about which corner to watch while I reversed into the garden LOL. (my bets are that you've been there). Anyway I bought a mover and fitted it(enduro). It only works for a few moments, Bleeps and cuts out! The flashing lights says: low battery but when I checked the guage it said OK! (in the green but see above)

It is already costing too much money to kit out (relative newbies) so I do not want to buy a reconditioner charger and then have to buy a battery - hence the question!

Kelvin

 

[Sproket]

There should be a label on the battery with the date of manufacture stamped on ......

Your green visible gauge on top of your battery only monitors one cell not the whole battery....

If you have a car battery charger no bigger than 8amp a fully automatic one is best....

Take the battery off the van and charge it on low...

Replace it on the van & try your mover again...

If the mover works OK ! you have a fault with your on board charger, ( your charger should put out 13.8v ) if you get the same result as before, the battery has the possibility of a cell down, so you will need to replace the battery...

This will cost you nothing, providing that you have a charger at home to charge the battery with....

DO NOT use a boost charger !!!

 

[kelvin3]

Thanks for that sproket.

My instincts were correct - a Norwgen Blue not answering to the name of Polly in the local pet shop.

Or as it said on the print out, UNSERVICEABLE!

 

[Woody3]

Whilst most of us on here are of a certain age, I think that one's a bit too subtle!

Anyway, I want to be a lumberjack and I'm OK.........

 

[kelvin3]

Not sure I am keen on the certain age bit but I know what you mean! I have bought a new battery and yes the mover works as it should. Yipee no divorce! but Waterloo road didn't record, so boy am I up to my neck in it.