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    battery charger

    1bank blinking red , so I swap that battery to bank 2 now bank 2 is blinking red , battery is 6 months old, check volts and they are 12.55,, check other 2 batteries they are 15.30, don't think it charger because when you swap battery to different bank the red light blinking follows, could battery have short, any way to check battery

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    You have a serious problem. 15.3V is more than you should ever see on your batteries. Even when the charger is running wide open you shouldn’t see more than about 14.6V.

    Not really any reason a battery at 12.55V should cause a charger any concern. Loose connection or reversed wires would be the most likely cause of the blinking light.
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    unhooked battery charger,, 2 batteries read 13.58 ,, the battery that is causing the blinking light is down to 11.80.. cant be charger be cause I swapped bank that works on other battery

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    If you have a manual charger hook it to that dead battery for a couple of hours, then plug in onboard charger. Maybe battery can be revived. Good luck.
    Is this a trolling or cranking battery?
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    Bad battery.
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