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Hi all,  i went to pay storage fee the other day so had a quick look inside the van everthing looks ok justed smelled a bit as not been used since beginning of december.

 I went to check battery level on onboard battery level indicator & to my surprise it read nothing so decided to take battery off & bring home to charge on looking at battery at home realised it was not a sealed battery as i thought, so on opening the top up caps it needed topping up so topped up with de-ionised water put on charge. as i had not checked battery in 5 & half years thought it mite be buggered so went out & brought a hydrometer from halfords but my problem is the battery is now showing charged on the little charge indicator window but the hydrometer says it needs charging when i check it so is battery any good?

   cheers eddy & co

see battery page,at that age i would surprised if it comes back to service.

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/datasheets

Looking after your Leisure Battery

12.7 v is fully charged

12.3 v is only half charged

Hi All,

   thanx for the replys i had already looked at the battery page but could not find the info i wanted, i have had the battery on charge now for nearly 2 days & as i said the battery indicator has turned green to suggest it is fully charged but hydro meter says otherwise but have checked battery with a small 12 volt camping light & seems to work fine after having battery disconnected for 2 hours...might just put it back on charge as legsdownkettleon says ive nowt to lose... dont really no if i am going to get anywhere with it but dont really want to buy a new battery as we are away at easter & would rather spend money on that...

   cheers eddy & co  

Hi sproz,

       yes i am on hook up while away at easter & i will have to remember to take it out over winter to charge & check fluid level  lol

   cheers eddy & co

during your easter hol with the battery on charge for a day. switch off the ehu at night when the lights are on etc and see how long it lasts, if you don't get a full evening of lights and tv (if the tv is12v!!) the battery is goosed, however if your always on a site with ehu don't worry, save your cash!

Hi Sproz,

 i might just try your idea one night while away, returned home this morning off nights checked battery with hydro-meter again & the charge level seems to be goin up steadily so might just leave another day or so to see how goes....as suggested by legsdownkettleon..

  cheers eddy & co

Quote: Originally posted by Tfspark on 23/3/2010

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Why not pop it round to any of the high street tyre retailers? They'll test it for you using a meter that puts a load on it. And the test is free!!

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