Is my Starter Battery Toast?
So I went on vacation for 10 days and came home to a dead starter battery in van. I had been doing the wiring of the RBS and ACR switches on my electrical system so I kind of got a little worried.
Pulled out my meter and Starter battery showed 2 volts. Hooked up a charger and put it on bulk mode and then checked to see if there was any amp draw at my electrical panel that would signal a short. No amp draw at all. So maybe I left the stereo on as it's not on the ignition, which I like.
Let the battery float charge overnight. Decided to bulk charge it again and noticed the battery was making a sizzling sound and I could see and smell it off gassing through the caps. I guess this can be normal and then again not normal. Pulled the charger off and the battery voltage was at 13.25, certainly high but I guess this can be normal right after a charge.
Gonna check it at lunch to see if the voltage normalized after the charge and again check for amp drains on it. Not planning on using the van this weekend so I can watch it, but I am thinking of just replacing it anyway.
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