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Old 07-21-2013, 08:40 AM   #1
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Battery Voltage question

I have a display readout of the house battery voltage on my Challenger. It usually shows 13.6 or 13.7 volts with shore power connected. However, every few days I notice it goes to 14.2 to 14.4 volts for several hours. What could be causing this? Is the Convertor deciding that the batteries need a boost?
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Some chargers have an anti-sulfation cycle where the village wanders high then back then high them back. You may have that feature (a good one IMO) and be seeing the high voltage.
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Hi Bruce

There are three stages to your converter. Here is a chart.


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What you're seeing is the boost mode which is normal , as it gets the battery back up when needed. I think

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Hi Bruce

There are three stages to your converter. Here is a chart.
What you're seeing is the boost mode which is normal , as it gets the battery back up when needed. I think

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Thanks Cliff. I'd heard the term Three Stage Converter but hadn't stopped to figure what it meant.
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My PD9200 Series does this. Every 24 hrs it switches to Boost mode (14.2v) for 20mins to "boil" the battery to prevent sulfation. It's plugged in 24/7, so it's usually on float mode at 13.2v.
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My PD9200 Series does this. Every 24 hrs it switches to Boost mode (14.2v) for 20mins to "boil" the battery to prevent sulfation. It's plugged in 24/7, so it's usually on float mode at 13.2v.
That makes sense. Now I understand, thanks!
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