Re: [ihc] battery charging

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

I know there's a problem of some sort.  I've measured
the voltage and it sits around 14.5 if there's no
load.  This converter/charger is touted in its booklet
as being safe to use even when there is no batter
installed for regulation.  Never blown a bulb or
anything.

I hope to get to mess with it sometime.  It's all in
storage now.

Steve


--- John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided> wrote:
> 
> On Jul 21, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Steven Stegmann wrote:
> 
> > John,
> >
> > The charger in my travel trailer will boil the
> water
> > out of the batteries over a several week period. 
> I've
> > never measured the voltage.
> >
> > I no longer have the two batteries in there, I
> just
> > use one from the diesel truck, seems to work
> great.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > --- John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided> wrote:
> 
> Lord no! You couldn't expect an engineer to measure
> the charging 
> voltage. <g>
> 
> I expect that you have a problem in your converter,
> as I suppose you do 
> also.
> 
> John