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StephenH 
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 Topic: Battery losing charge quicklyPosted: 04 Jun 2022 at 10:22pm |
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That and trying to run the refrigerator on DC. That will kill a battery very quickly.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
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Posted: 04 Jun 2022 at 7:38am |
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Even new lead acid batteries won't survive more than a few complete discharges before they need replacement.
As for what might be causing a rapid discharge, +1 to glueguy on your breakaway brake pin. Has it accidentally been pulled? |
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 03 Jun 2022 at 10:01am |
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Also, invest in a multimeter that includes a clamp-on DC ammeter. It's possible that you have a parasitic load that is depleting your battery. The propane detector has a small parasitic load, but is only in the few milliamp range. If your emergency disconnect has pulled on the electric brakes, that will draw several amps, and needs to be turned off.
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bp
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jato
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Posted: 02 Jun 2022 at 8:33pm |
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Are you the original owner of this battery? Does it have sufficient water in the cells, are the cells full to the 'filled' line? Has this battery been drawn down below 12.2v in the past? If so its longevity will be greatly reduced. Also, try putting on a trickle charge (2 amps) for 24-36 hours, let rest for 3 hours or so, voltage should read 12.72v or better. Let set for another 24 hours (not hooked up to anything) and take another reading, should read about the same as your previous reading from the day before. If it is significanly less, the battery has been hurt and will need to be replaced.
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billyingolden
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Posted: 02 Jun 2022 at 3:52pm |
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Hi everyone! My almost new Group 27 12V Interstate battery is losing charge really quickly despite not having anything turned on. I know it's normal for there to be some level of small parasitic load, but it's going from like 13V to 11.5V overnight without anything being turned on, which seems way too quick.
I didn't know much about batteries when we originally got the r-pod, so it did once get discharged almost completely, which I know isn't good for the battery's longevity. But I assumed being less than 6 months old it would've bounced back ok. I'd really appreciate any thoughts you have, thank you!
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