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Forum: 4x4 08-18-2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

That's good to hear. Sounds like they are a good dealership and I'm glad that there is one in the area if I ever need to be towed in. As to your question about the alternator, yes a bad alternator...
Forum: 4x4 08-14-2012, 12:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Some shops and most auto part stores have load testers and will check them for free. Ford can do the same.
Forum: 4x4 08-13-2012, 11:42 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Wouldn't Sonora be closer? At least Freedom Ford of Fresno is closed...crooks. Good luck. You might put those batteries on a 10A charge just to see what happens.
Forum: 4x4 08-13-2012, 11:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

An good AGM can hold its charge for a month or more, just make sure no load is applied to it. There will be a slight draw from the CO detector but it will handle it with no problems. You can also...
Forum: 4x4 08-13-2012, 10:11 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Its always been only one battery that failed.

>>In my case yes but it doesn’t mean more than one won't fail. In fact the bad battery can damage the good one and cause it to fail at a later date.
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Forum: 4x4 08-12-2012, 10:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Not really. The separator (the one SMB used at one time) was a bi-directional unit. If either bank (battery supply) dropped below 12.8v, the thing opens up and separates the systems. But if it sees a...
Forum: 4x4 08-12-2012, 01:12 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Yeah, more than likely you have a bad starting battery. Are you sure the refrigerator is killing the batteries? I'm guessing you also have a house battery system which is what the fridge runs off of....
Forum: 4x4 08-11-2012, 11:23 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

At one time I did the same and turned on the charger every night. That was until I had a starting battery failure. I was lucky I found the bad battery the next day. Sure glad I went out in the...
Forum: 4x4 08-02-2012, 09:46 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Was there any explanation as to why this is a good idea? I was under the impression that both Solar and plugged in are both capable of achieving a full charge on the batteries while the alternator...
Forum: 4x4 07-29-2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,427
Posted By daveb
Re: House Battery - Should they last more than a year?

Suggest reading these links.

https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles ... asics.html (https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/battery-articles/battery-basics.html)
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