DBLXX Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) They put a tender tail on it - plugged it in and for the past 10 hours it's remained red which is less than 80% and charging. Tested the load load and I get 13.9. Shouldn't it have turned green - or at a minimum blinking red - above 80% charged? Thinking they either didn't hook it up or something's wrong. It should be a direct battery hook up. If it's not green by morning - I'll disconnect and pull the battery. Edited October 17, 2016 by Dave_K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Tested the load load and get 13.9; ? 13.9 battery volts, 13.9 charger volts, 13.9 amps charging current? If it's 13.9v on the battery side of the connector with the charger disconnected then it's obviously connected and charging. 13.9 while charging doesn't mean much, other than the battery was low or the charger is very low power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 I plugged in the tender thingy that tells you what the battery is at. It read 13.9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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superhawk996 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) The thingy just acting as a voltmeter? If so the battery was being charged and either it needed more time to reach a full charge or the charger is bad and not detecting the state of charge. Edited October 17, 2016 by superhawk996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'll try another one of my chargers. It is an old one. Thanks super.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02 SilverBird Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 why are you concerned 13.9 is good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'd also see if you could test the charger on another battery. Odd of getting bad results twice would suggest a failing charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 5 hours ago, 02 SilverBird said: why are you concerned 13.9 is good to go. It's going to sit for the next 5 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Broke open a new Tender that I had never used before.... Plugged it in....light went right to green. Bad charger. Thanks again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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