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10th January 2017, 07:27 PM
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A few battery questions
I think i may have a dead (or dying) aux battery in the D1.
80ah AC Delco dual purpose/marine/deep cycle, 3yrs old, 40L Engel in and running 24/7. charged in car by VSR, regulary charged via either solar panels or switchmode charger when let sit. Was run flat (7 volts) once about 2 months ago.
I have now hooked up with a LVD which is supose to disconnect at 11.1V. If i let the fridge run till the LVD switches (havn't tested this voltage), i get about half a day and the battery will recover to a voltage of 12.3 - 12.5v.
Is this pointing to a battery with well reduced AH capacity?
Is 3 yrs with this sort of use reasonable?
Should i replace it with same, or AGM (its under the bonnet)?
It may be just a coincidence, but 2 weeks ago i came home to a blown circuit breaker in the house. Culprit turned out to be the Projecta charger connected to the Disco's aux battery....something cuput inside it.
Cheers
Rick
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