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How to cook a battery?
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Don't really know yet. But I'm sure someone at the rally can help me figure out what happened.
We left the coach for a month plugged into 50amp. Inverter off, merge switch on, charger on. Checked my batteries today (8 wet cell 8d's) the 2 house batteries were ok and took no water. I have 2 8d's in one compartment connected by about 8' of heavy wire to the other 4 8d's in another compartment. The set of 2 8d's took a little bit of water, what I would expect after a month. The set of 4 8d's took about 3.5 GALLONS EACH! Yes, I put in 14 gallons total for 4 8d's! The top of each plate was exposed. Why would only 4 out of 6 batteries connected together boil the water out?
There was no amp draw on the batteries only a charge going in so hopefully they weren't damaged? I have them charging overnight.

After I first bought the coach I had to add 5 gallons of water for all 8 batteries. But they all took the same amount. The next 2 months I added just a little bit.

So everybody put on their thinking caps and help me figure this one out.

Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-17-2013, 08:53 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by rheavn - 06-18-2013, 04:06 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by rheavn - 06-18-2013, 05:55 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by whatsnewell - 06-18-2013, 05:57 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-18-2013, 06:14 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-18-2013, 06:40 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Chester Stone - 06-18-2013, 06:58 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-18-2013, 07:13 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-18-2013, 08:15 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-18-2013, 08:20 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-18-2013, 08:39 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Sundance - 06-18-2013, 04:09 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-19-2013, 06:02 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Chester Stone - 06-19-2013, 07:33 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-19-2013, 08:16 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Chester Stone - 06-19-2013, 04:15 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-19-2013, 05:32 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-19-2013, 06:40 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-19-2013, 06:47 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Richard - 06-19-2013, 06:49 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-19-2013, 06:55 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-19-2013, 06:56 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-20-2013, 04:53 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by folivier - 06-20-2013, 07:21 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Ozarkguy - 06-20-2013, 08:20 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by truk4u - 06-20-2013, 05:37 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Chester Stone - 06-21-2013, 07:11 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Richard - 06-21-2013, 08:25 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by prairieschooner - 06-21-2013, 08:29 PM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Richard - 06-22-2013, 09:17 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by jrarriola - 09-17-2014, 07:19 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by encantotom - 09-17-2014, 07:41 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by qcj - 09-17-2014, 08:08 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by Chester Stone - 09-17-2014, 08:28 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by ccjohnson - 09-17-2014, 08:46 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by qcj - 09-17-2014, 08:49 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by lbrachfe - 09-17-2014, 09:10 AM
RE: How to cook a battery? - by jrarriola - 09-18-2014, 07:05 AM

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