Hi, I have a cheapo car battery charger that reads 16.5v. But when hooked up to the battery, it charges upto 13.2v max.
The articles on batteryuniverse.com say float charge for lead-acid batteries should be around 13.2v charge voltage. What does charge voltage mean?
Basically, I want to know if I should keep the battery at 13.2v or should I lower the charger to 13.2v (using diodes) before I hook it up to the battery. Which is the correct way to measure this?
Thanks.
PS. I got that "new thread error msg" please change title to: "Correct charge voltage measurement?" or whatever you think is more suitable.
The articles on batteryuniverse.com say float charge for lead-acid batteries should be around 13.2v charge voltage. What does charge voltage mean?
Basically, I want to know if I should keep the battery at 13.2v or should I lower the charger to 13.2v (using diodes) before I hook it up to the battery. Which is the correct way to measure this?
Thanks.
PS. I got that "new thread error msg" please change title to: "Correct charge voltage measurement?" or whatever you think is more suitable.