Thread: Whoever diagnosed a bad

Originally Posted by RCC

You may have got a defective battery in the 3. It only takes one to mess things up.

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Well, this is what you get for juming up and doing something without checking with me, the authoritay, first. Don't worry though, lots of folks have made this mistake. Once.

Anyway...If I understood what you were saying, I'm betting you have 1 bad battery somewhere in the chain. Put a meter on them all and check the standing voltage when they are "fully charged". Although you didn't mention what indication you got for each battery in the chain from the old charger. Normally, if what I'm saying is correct, you'll get 2 fully charged indicators and the third will just never cut off, which can be dangerous BTW.

But, if voltage doesn't indicate the suspect battery, you'll need to move on to check connections, grounds, water in the battery and it'd be a good idea to check your wiring as well....if I understood, you've moved from 24V to 36V. You sure you got it all hooked up right? Again, a meter will tell ya.

Wannabe...

I was gonna bust RCC in da mouf for claiming credit, but under full inspection, he did, in fact call bad battery first. But still, I ought to get extra points for a full and complete answer. Therefore, I claim full and complete victory. RCC only gets the silver medal.

Wannabe...

Thanks for the help fellers. I got four green blinky lights this morning. Them Sardis slabs better watch out, I'm back in the saddle.