Jonybakery
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- Mar 13, 2010
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Hi,
I have two 85 amph leisure batteries in my motorhome. The performance is some what disappointing, as when fully charged, after 2-3 hours use with a 16" inch Akura combi tv and some lighting the control panel on the motorhome says there is no more battery power (with a reading of 12.2v taking from a altimeter). i think the power consumption of the tv is 36 watts.
Is this normal or should I be getting more power? Should I look into getting new batteries? I bought the motorhome secondhand so they could be old and not looked after. Is there further testing that I can do?
Also one of the batteries seems to have leeked slightly, as there is some white residue.
At the moment the van has been charged by the mains and whilst still hooked up to the mains the altimeter is showing a reading of 13.8 volts.
Cheers
Jon
I have two 85 amph leisure batteries in my motorhome. The performance is some what disappointing, as when fully charged, after 2-3 hours use with a 16" inch Akura combi tv and some lighting the control panel on the motorhome says there is no more battery power (with a reading of 12.2v taking from a altimeter). i think the power consumption of the tv is 36 watts.
Is this normal or should I be getting more power? Should I look into getting new batteries? I bought the motorhome secondhand so they could be old and not looked after. Is there further testing that I can do?
Also one of the batteries seems to have leeked slightly, as there is some white residue.
At the moment the van has been charged by the mains and whilst still hooked up to the mains the altimeter is showing a reading of 13.8 volts.
Cheers
Jon