HI, excuse my ignorance! My autocruiser is parked in my driveway and having not driven it for weeks, the leisure battery appears to be dead. Can it be charged up by plugging some sort of hook up fitting connected to a normal 3 pin plug ( like the ones on my TV, computer etc ) then plugging that into my hall sockets and ito the hook up bit that I use if I'm on a site?? and if so , where could I buy one from?? sorry if I'm not very clear, hope you know what I mean.
If the leisure battery has fallen below 12.5 volts you may well have a problem getting it re-started again therefore a new leisure battery may be required. The battery should'nt fall below 12.6 volts at any time and for this reason many people charge them periodically or leave them on permanently connected to a smart charger which is designed especially for leisure batteries.
I think the above is rather misleading, 12.7/12..8 and the battery is full, if it goes down to 12.5/12/6 its still full. the danger is when it starts to go down to 11.5 volts, in my hobby with a gel battery its gone down to 10.7 without any problems, and its fitted with a cut out to save the battery.
Quote: Originally posted by wineciccio on 13/12/2012
I think the above is rather misleading, 12.7/12..8 and the battery is full, if it goes down to 12.5/12/6 its still full. the danger is when it starts to go down to 11.5 volts, in my hobby with a gel battery its gone down to 10.7 without any problems, and its fitted with a cut out to save the battery.
I don't think the information I provided is misleading at all. When a battery falls to 12.2 volts it's only half charged and at 11.9 volts is fully discharged so 11.5 volts as you mentioned would be absolutely duff. I believe in supplying the facts so have a look at the link below on the 'State of Charge' chart as this shows on a percentage scale exactly what charge is in the battery.
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Topic: probably a very basic battery query!
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