I know there are those on this list who can help me.
I have a 5 kW generator at my house. It runs automatically once a week for a half hour to
charge the (sealed) battery. The first battery lasted for about 10 years! The present
battery is about 2 years old.
Some months ago, I noticed that it wasn't running. I found the battery dead. I took the
battery back to Batteries Plus where I got it; they charged it overnight and tested it
under load. They said the battery was OK. When I started the generator and checked the
charging voltage, it was 13.8V which I thought was marginal, so I replaced it.
Yesterday the generator would not start. The battery voltage with no load was 11.5V. I
left it on the charger all day. Then this morning I checked the voltage and it was 13.5V.
The generator started up and the charging voltage was 14.5V.
Do I have a bad battery?
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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