>hello all,
>seems i let the battery acid get a little too low on my cross country
drive
>(what with all the other problems to monitor along the way!). now after
>adding distilled H20 back up to the level, the nearly-new batteries won't
>fully charge, and i'm wondering if an equalization might get them back in
>order. only problem is i don't have a charger that will do 16v's
required.
>anybody know of a cheap option to purchase that will do equalization (as
>opposed to having to buy a complete Statpower charger for $249+?
>thanks again all,
>Greg
If you jumper the center terminal to the house battery terminal on the
battery isolator it will raise the voltage to the house batteries without
raising the voltage to the motor battery. Don't forget to unhook it after
you get done.
But, given that you boiled the water out of the batteries, you should check
to see if they are already running at too high a voltage. Maybe the voltage
regulator on the alternator is running too high or maybe the power
converter is producing too much voltage. If that is the case the batteries
may be permanently damaged.
Dave
73 Sequoia
>seems i let the battery acid get a little too low on my cross country
drive
>(what with all the other problems to monitor along the way!). now after
>adding distilled H20 back up to the level, the nearly-new batteries won't
>fully charge, and i'm wondering if an equalization might get them back in
>order. only problem is i don't have a charger that will do 16v's
required.
>anybody know of a cheap option to purchase that will do equalization (as
>opposed to having to buy a complete Statpower charger for $249+?
>thanks again all,
>Greg
If you jumper the center terminal to the house battery terminal on the
battery isolator it will raise the voltage to the house batteries without
raising the voltage to the motor battery. Don't forget to unhook it after
you get done.
But, given that you boiled the water out of the batteries, you should check
to see if they are already running at too high a voltage. Maybe the voltage
regulator on the alternator is running too high or maybe the power
converter is producing too much voltage. If that is the case the batteries
may be permanently damaged.
Dave
73 Sequoia
