Is my battery knackered.

[Miggs]

Recently bought a 2021 Benimar 463 and noticed the charge indicator on control panel was half way down on hab and cab batteries (12.1v) after a week on the drive. Recharged and same again after another week.

 

[Simon Select]

Have you checked there isn't power being drawn? For instance, if you have a Status TV Aerial, is it turned off on the button? Same with the AV Tex in the van, if you have a TV is it turned off using the mechanical switch?
Do you have a solar panel fitted? If so is it a dual reg?
It could be batteries however it sounds unlikely.

Simon

 

[Podney]

Yes ,probably.….unless there’s something causing it to drain away. Anything left on? Sometimes just the alarms and gubbins can be a drain. The techies will be along with more useful advice!

 

[irnbru]

One item to check is the waste water heater, it's so easy to knock on. Do you keep your internal display switched on as on some Benimars it needs to be left on for solar. Best to check what voltage is being drawn. Before I got my victron controller I used one of these for simple use.

 

[lunarman]

Are you relying on the Benimar control panel to give you the information? If so then they are not very accurate apparently, according to Benimar owners. Can you check using a digital meter.

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[VXman]

Are you relying on the Benimar control panel to give you the information? If so then they are not very accurate apparently, according to Benimar owners. Can you check using a digital meter.

Agree with this being a possibility. My Burstner gauge always reads quite a bit lower than my multimeter reading..

 

[donkey]

Recently bought a 2021 Benimar 463 and noticed the charge indicator on control panel was half way down on hab and cab batteries (12.1v) after a week on the drive. Recharged and same again after another week.

You say recharged. For how long were they on charge, between 24 and 48 hours may be needed to bring them up to full charge.

Geoff

 

[Miggs]

Hi, I have master turned off, tv amplifier goes off. Truma inet box is still powered on though. I was plugged in for 2 days. Should I unplug the inet box if I'm not using it?

 

[Realist]

Yes but if your not using it, do you fancy selling it cos I’m after one.

 

[Stealaway]

Agree with this being a possibility. My Burstner gauge always reads quite a bit lower than my multimeter reading..

My Burstner ones always reads 0.2 volts low on both compared to the solar MeTer connected directly to the battery