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Re: (ET) Battery dilemma
Ok, wow!
Here is the additional battery data -
6V Duracell Golf cart batteries. GC2 75Amp 105 Minutes
The readings below are grouped by battery pairs, 2x6V = 12V for the
battery maintainers. All cells make fine bubbles, always have, but far
less than with the fancy Soneil 4A charger.
The chargers I have been using since 09 of 2017. No sign of problems
until this spring. -
Schumacher SEM-1562A-CA 1.5A 6V/12V Automatic Maintainer
Unfortunately, the rubber parts of my fancy hydrometer have
deteriorated. I have a simple one, that reads state of charge by 4
floats, 0 -1/4 - 1/2 - 3/4 - full. Not ideal, but what shows below,
good enough....
Number V Hydrometer
1 6.72 3/4
2 6.70 3/4
13.42
3 6.76 Full
4 6.71 2 cells shy of full, 1 full
13.47
5 6.50 1/4 - 0 - Full
6 6.83 2 cells full, 1 shy of full
13.33
Looks like battery number 5 is toast.
I probably should buy 1 to replace the dead one. I have little hope of
finding the receipt to try for a warranty return, which would be pro
rated by now anyway. They only had a 12 month free replacement, and
they made it past that. I think I got them around the same time as the
chargers, as I was aiming to improve the maintenance situation.