Battery Charger

[sofabed]

How can you test to see if your on board charger is operating properly. My charger is indicating connection fault. I have cleaned and checked all connections but still have the fault. I also switched the leads so it would be connectedt to the second battery and the fault followed the leads.

[captpierre]

had the same problem. batteries 7 yrs old.

 

check the in line fuse. could be blown. battery could be bad

[DRIFTER_016]

Yep, usually a blown fuse if it's doing that.

If the battery is old and not accepting a charge it can boil dry and blow the fuse.

If the battery is OK it could also be a short of some kind.

[sofabed]

I actually switched the fuses and both batteries accept a charge from ther other bank on the charger. It's a 2 bank charger for a 24V electric

[DRIFTER_016]

Sounds like a charger issue then.

[wormdunker]

Yup could be bad batteries. Sulphation is the culprit. Sulphation is a process of the electrolite sticking to the lead plates, which retards the charging process & now the battery cannot accept a full charge. Go to www.batterystuff.com

They have an excellent tutorial on batteries, chargers & accessories.

[sofabed]

Thanks for the advice. Today wafted fishing I plugged the charger in and both banks are charging again. Must be a connection issue