Zoidsfan77
Member
- 48
- 0
- 6
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
Today I removed my batteries.
They are Duracell Commercial group 31B's.
Here are my voltage readings:
![2017-02-02 14.00.56.jpg 2017-02-02 14.00.56.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453794-257a3646f4c10f84270fcf9ebe006123.jpg)
![2017-02-02 13.52.32.jpg 2017-02-02 13.52.32.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453795-a16dab78a0480e4aa340342263ffedae.jpg)
As you can see, one of my batteries is very low!
I did notice there is a 12 volt tap coming off the terminal on the low battery, so that must be what is causing the drain. I do not yet know what is run off it.
So, I charged up my batteries a bit using my luxury charging technique:
![2017-02-02 13.58.08.jpg 2017-02-02 13.58.08.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453796-70f4eb14df6591965bf883e413cc4415.jpg)
After about an hour of this, I took them to Autozone to be tested. Interestingly, they both failed. (The batteries are only a few months old).
I figured if I was going to buy new batteries, I would from NAPA. So I took them to my NAPA parts house, and just for giggles, I had them test the batteries too. Even more interestingly, they both passed! Although their tester said one batter was low, "Good Battery, Recharge" it read.
So I did not buy new batteries. I grabbed a few odds and ends I needed for other projects, and departed for work.
After work today, I put both batteries on a 6 amp charger. I will let them charge overnight.
They are Duracell Commercial group 31B's.
Here are my voltage readings:
![2017-02-02 14.00.56.jpg 2017-02-02 14.00.56.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453794-257a3646f4c10f84270fcf9ebe006123.jpg)
![2017-02-02 13.52.32.jpg 2017-02-02 13.52.32.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453795-a16dab78a0480e4aa340342263ffedae.jpg)
As you can see, one of my batteries is very low!
I did notice there is a 12 volt tap coming off the terminal on the low battery, so that must be what is causing the drain. I do not yet know what is run off it.
So, I charged up my batteries a bit using my luxury charging technique:
![2017-02-02 13.58.08.jpg 2017-02-02 13.58.08.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/453/453796-70f4eb14df6591965bf883e413cc4415.jpg)
After about an hour of this, I took them to Autozone to be tested. Interestingly, they both failed. (The batteries are only a few months old).
I figured if I was going to buy new batteries, I would from NAPA. So I took them to my NAPA parts house, and just for giggles, I had them test the batteries too. Even more interestingly, they both passed! Although their tester said one batter was low, "Good Battery, Recharge" it read.
So I did not buy new batteries. I grabbed a few odds and ends I needed for other projects, and departed for work.
After work today, I put both batteries on a 6 amp charger. I will let them charge overnight.