Battery help please - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakDout · 04-03-2016, 04:15 PM

Take a volt meter and hook it to your battery on 20vdc and report what it says.

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rossman · 04-03-2016, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

Take a volt meter and hook it to your battery on 20vdc and report what it says.

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best to check that voltage while under load. Many bad batteries will read fine until you put a load on them

bolocop · 04-03-2016, 07:42 PM

So I tested it and it's 6.2V. The hobie charger still reads green when I plug it in. Strange because it was dead after a day of use, I plug the charger in and it stays green but now it can run the pump. How did it charge if the light stays green. Thought circuitry would shut charger down to prevent overcharging.

Testing it under load is tough, the hobie battery contacts are covered.

Any other suggestions? Probably a new battery?

04-03-2016, 04:15 PM	#1
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Take a volt meter and hook it to your battery on 20vdc and report what it says. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-03-2016, 07:42 PM	#3
bolocop Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 332	So I tested it and it's 6.2V. The hobie charger still reads green when I plug it in. Strange because it was dead after a day of use, I plug the charger in and it stays green but now it can run the pump. How did it charge if the light stays green. Thought circuitry would shut charger down to prevent overcharging. Testing it under load is tough, the hobie battery contacts are covered. Any other suggestions? Probably a new battery?