swimmer_spe
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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valhalla360 wrote:wa8yxm wrote:opnspaces wrote:12.5 after a week of charging is bad. A fully charged battery would be 12.67 or above.
He said 12.5 when he "Plugged it in".. Not sure if he mean plugged the battery into the Trailer or the trailer into 120vac
But 12.5 after a long time on the shelf is actually quite good.
12.5 if trailer plugged into 120v is not good.
Agreed, the original post made it sound like he had left it on the charger for a couple weeks.
If it had been sitting on a shelf for an extended period of time not charging, 12.5v isn't bad.
12.5v after plugging it into the trailer,not into shore power.
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wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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swimmer_spe wrote:
12.5v after plugging it into the trailer,not into shore power.
I sort of thought that was what you meant But it's not how I'd have said it (hooking up the battery to trailer)
Which is why I covered all options (I hope)
12.5 after sitting on the shelf for a month or even a week is not bad at all. In fact with most meters it's within the margin of error for PERFECT. less you lab calibrated (Gads... Been a lONG time since I lab calibrated a meter)
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
2005 Damon Intruder 377 Alas declared a total loss
after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
Kenwood TS-2000, ICOM ID-5100, ID-51A+2, ID-880 REF030C most times
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wa8yxm wrote:swimmer_spe wrote:
12.5v after plugging it into the trailer,not into shore power.
I sort of thought that was what you meant But it's not how I'd have said it (hooking up the battery to trailer)
Which is why I covered all options (I hope)
12.5 after sitting on the shelf for a month or even a week is not bad at all. In fact with most meters it's within the margin of error for PERFECT. less you lab calibrated (Gads... Been a lONG time since I lab calibrated a meter)
This one sat at least a year. Could be even longer. I have another that has sat that long that next week I'll be swapping it onto the trailer so it can get a good charge before using it.. Both of these batteries will only be used once a year, for about a week.
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