What is a proper Battery Charge

[4michael]

First day out on new 242 SE. Loveit, except pulling into my slip.

Both batteries are showing 41v charge. Is that about tight or low?

Want to make sure that I did not get bunk batteries.

 

[marcham]

41V ???

 

[4michael]

41amp

 

[4michael]

I was not wearing my glasses. I assume it was 4.1 per battery. Would this be a bad set of batteries? Or donInjust need to run the boat so they charge?

 

[4michael]

Looking at the specs it says 12 v. 85 Ah. So I believe the 41ah was what the gauge was showing. Slightly below half charge?

 

[zipper]

I was not wearing my glasses. I assume it was 4.1 per battery. Would this be a bad set of batteries? Or donInjust need to run the boat so they charge?

4.1 amps sounds better. The true way to tell is looking at the actual voltage of a resting battery in tenths of a volt.
41 ah is the storage left in the batteries at the current usage. Voltage or specific gravity are the best way to tell battery condition.



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[4michael]

Her is the gauge pic.

 

[marcham]

Ok, 12.3V that's normal. If you want to be absolutely sure, measure at the battery with a multimeter. The wires to the conext screen are small which causes about 0.3V voltage drop.