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• Battery question
  • Pretty strange that they were registering 13.1 volts dry and not lately charged.
  • Something's not right..
  • Re: Battery question
    • Thanks
    • Thanks...
  • You could load test them, but...
    • X2
    • You would need a three ohm 50 watt resistor...
      • My brain was apparently inneutral.....
  • Beyond posts below, another suggestion
    • answers
      • You can lose battery fluid from engine charging systems, bad cells, or shore power chargers.
        • Re: You can lose battery fluid from engine charging systems, bad cells, or shore power chargers.
          • I figure shore power cooks most batteries.
            • You're supposed to check them?
  • Give 'er a try.
    • Probably a little diffence in battery quality here
      • Re: Probably a little diffence in battery quality here