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Originally Posted by IRV2
I had the coach running on generator last night just to charge batteries. Brought it up to 13.4 and then turned off batteries. Our coach is about a month old since we have taken ownership I see that we have Interstate batteries and the dealer had to wire up a second battery when we took delivery. Since these batteries have been completely dead for two days now after charging and discharging do I need new ones?
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When you see 13.4, that is the rate of charge, not the state of the batteries. Read the battery voltage an hour after charging to see the real state. Chances are they are in the low 12 range and 12.0 is considered dead. Fully charged batteries are 12.6 volts.
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