[Elecraft] [OT] Lead-acid battery question

[riese-k3djc at juno.com]

well it certanily sounds unhappy
check to see if there is any drain
as your system sets idle,, something
may be draining the battery

Bob K3DJC
On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:15:44 -0700 Vic K2VCO <k2vco.vic at gmail.com>
writes:
> 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?
> 
> -- 
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
> 
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