Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 7, 2016 22:11:44 GMT
I'm on a roll tonight 
I've had a feeling for some time that my leisure battery might be discharging overnight. I tested this a couple of weeks ago: Finished charging the battery at 8.00 p.m. Went to bed at 11.00 with my voltmeter reading 12.5, having listened to a bit of radio, and had a light on. Nothing charging overnight. Actually, went to the trouble of flicking all the fuse switches to 'off' before I went to bed.
Woke up in the morning to a voltage reading of 12.3.
I'm aware that voltage takes time to 'settle' after charging but I would have thought that some loads for a few hours would have sorted that. Might be wrong of course. Could just be that my battery is knackered (which it is).
I'm asking this in preparation for the installation of my new battery. I don't want to screw this one up. Is it possible to lose charge from a good battery without making a draw on it? Something to check on wiring and connections perhaps?
I've had a feeling for some time that my leisure battery might be discharging overnight. I tested this a couple of weeks ago: Finished charging the battery at 8.00 p.m. Went to bed at 11.00 with my voltmeter reading 12.5, having listened to a bit of radio, and had a light on. Nothing charging overnight. Actually, went to the trouble of flicking all the fuse switches to 'off' before I went to bed.
Woke up in the morning to a voltage reading of 12.3.
I'm aware that voltage takes time to 'settle' after charging but I would have thought that some loads for a few hours would have sorted that. Might be wrong of course. Could just be that my battery is knackered (which it is).
I'm asking this in preparation for the installation of my new battery. I don't want to screw this one up. Is it possible to lose charge from a good battery without making a draw on it? Something to check on wiring and connections perhaps?
