Battery charging

[Chuck Wheeler]

Scott, 13.2 is the "float" charging rate for most flooded lead acid
batteries. If you run your bird regularly you would probably not have a
problem at 13.2vdc. The alternator will charge them somewhere between 13.8
and 14.5 depending on the temperature. If they are the original BB units I
am surprised that they are not charging more unless a battery isolator has
been added to the circuit. You will get a .6 -.7 v drop across the isolator
this would put you at about 13.8v which would be about perfect under average
conditions.



- Chuck Wheeler -

82 FC 31 SB

Fort Worth, TX

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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Forman
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:21 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Battery charging



My (original) battery chargers seem to always be putting out 13.2v.
One of the links posted recenty about batteries seemed to say that the
batteries won't be charged fully unless they get more than 14v put to
them. Is this the case? If I keep using these 13.2v output chargers,
are my batts never going to charge?

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis





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