Something keeps cooking my starting battery. I am not sure what is going on since the Propak 2 charger seems to working within limits and smartguage has 13+ volts when running. All other electronics seem to be working fine . Any tips or hints of what I should look for?
Is A 2008 Cougar FTD a a 3 battery setup
What kind of battery are you using? Is it an agm? If so, is your charger capable of charging that agm properly?
It is a regular lead cell. Duracell Ultra Dual Purpose.
Batterys same age as Boat? 2008 ? that's 9 years..A battery can develop a shorted cell because the cell plates shed debris over time, and this debris falls into cavities at the bottom of the cell. When the cavity is full, the debris will contact the bottom edge of the cell plates, shorting the cell . also wet cell battery with the shorted cell usually do not need any water added, and be cloudy, but good battery cells be clear and topped off occasionally . Overcharging or to high of charge AMPs will kill a battery quick.
Post this over on the electrical-trolling motor page, two guys over there are very good. Lou and Mr. Jones who is a board sponsor will get ya fixed up....Originally Posted by kbgfish
I average a battery cbange every year for 5 years. Hasn't been a huge financial issue due to warranties .I will post on the other forum as suggested.
Get your alternator checked. I had one that had something wrong with it and it was overcharging batteries
Last edited by Kittycat2012; 04-23-2017 at 07:13 PM.
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Curious to know what a compressor would have to do with his battery?!?
brain fart .... fixed itI went through 3 31 series batteries in 2012 before we figured out the problem.
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Can I just go off of a smartcraft reading while the engine is running?
Smartcraft should show about 14.1 at idle on a good battery, might go up a couple tenths when running.
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