battery probs

Post by **beatnutt** » 02 Feb 2007, 10:36

iv bought a 75ah battery charged it so it has 14v left it off the van for a few days and it drops down to 12v is this normal or is it a faulty battery ?

Post by **tonytech** » 02 Feb 2007, 10:39

How long did you charge it for?
75 Ahr batt will need a good 24 to 36hr on a decent charger.
12V is a bit low.

T

Post by **Mocki** » 02 Feb 2007, 11:41

also take temperature into account, batterys will drop voltage if it is cold

Post by **Nicola&Tony** » 03 Feb 2007, 10:57

beatnutt wrote:left it off the van for a few days . . .

Where did you leave it i.e. what was it standing on? I think I read somewhere (or was told by someone) that if a battery is left standing on concrete it will discharge? Have never tried it though so I don't know if it's true.

Tony

Post by **jamesc76** » 03 Feb 2007, 17:32

cold has a big effect on batterys try when charging it to put it on a rubber mat or sum old carpet etc stop cold getting into it from garage floor i have mine wraped in old caprpet in the van as well to insulate it!!!!

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