T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Battery issues

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Re: [Electric Boats] Battery issues

At 120watts, that's not much of a charger for a decent size e-boat pack...

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From: "Roger L" <rogerlov@ix.netcom.com>
To: <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Electric Boats] Battery issues
Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 6:47 am

Interesting question! I'd have thought that they all did, but then I've been wrong often enough to learn something by now.

One of the best things I ever got was a clamp-on ammeter. Makes it easy to check, and I'm going to do that today. Let you know....

Roger L.

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----- Original Message -----

From: magicflyer@sbcglobal.net

To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 6:23 PM

Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Battery issues

Are there any chargers that will sense the loss of power and protect the battery from discharge? I am using this charger. http://www.samsclub.com/sams/stanley-golf-cart-vehicle-6v-48v-battery-charger/prod1841149.ip

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Robert Lemke <robert-lemke@...> wrote:
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> Sounds like battery discharge through the charger when the circuit breaker trips. Nothing kills a battery like being discharged for any length of time.
> Bob
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> --- On Sat, 4/20/13, magicflyer@... <potedenuni@...> wrote:
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> From: magicflyer@... <potedenuni@...>
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Battery issues
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:29 AM
>
> I have been experiencing battery issues. I have a 48v system (4x12 wet cell) on a fairly new trickle charger. After only a couple of months, all four batteries had to be replaced...wouldn't take or hold a charge. The new batteries have been in only about 6 weeks and already I am only able to get to 47.5v. I fear the new batteries are already shot. I have been having a problem with the shore power breaker tripping which leaves the boat with no power for several days at a time, but can't see how that would be damaging the batteries. Can anyone give me any pointers on common problems that might be damaging the cells?
>
> Thank you!
>
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