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Old 05 November 2005, 19:24   #1
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Battery Condition
Can somebody advise me on this.

When I am running, the data screen on my fishfinder shows the battery at
14v. Is this good or bad. What should it be.


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Old 05 November 2005, 19:24   #2
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Spot on.
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Old 06 November 2005, 04:01   #3
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As long as it's showing around 12v or above it's fine.

The higher the better - it's just showing that the battery is charging fine.

If it starts going to a low voltage, it wont be far off time for a new battery.
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The fully charged Voltage for a lead acid accumulator is 13.8v therefore yoyr 14v when running is right. moderm electronics will have voltage stabalisation in built because the internals will run on a lower voltage in the 5v region.

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Old 06 November 2005, 15:13   #5
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thankyou for your advice


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