O.T. Battery charger
 

I got an old battery charger.
When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
Is this charger working properly?
Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
Thanks in advance
Frank

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
dead battery will work too.

Snow...
"eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"

"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>I got an old battery charger.
> When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> Is this charger working properly?
> Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> Thanks in advance
> Frank
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
dead battery will work too.

Snow...
"eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"

"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>I got an old battery charger.
> When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> Is this charger working properly?
> Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> Thanks in advance
> Frank
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
dead battery will work too.

Snow...
"eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"

"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>I got an old battery charger.
> When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> Is this charger working properly?
> Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> Thanks in advance
> Frank
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

I did put a load on it.
reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts

Snow wrote:

> Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> dead battery will work too.
>
> Snow...
> "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>
>>I got an old battery charger.
>>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
>>Is this charger working properly?
>>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
>>Thanks in advance
>>Frank
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

I did put a load on it.
reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts

Snow wrote:

> Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> dead battery will work too.
>
> Snow...
> "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>
>>I got an old battery charger.
>>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
>>Is this charger working properly?
>>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
>>Thanks in advance
>>Frank
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

I did put a load on it.
reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts

Snow wrote:

> Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> dead battery will work too.
>
> Snow...
> "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
>
>>I got an old battery charger.
>>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
>>Is this charger working properly?
>>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
>>Thanks in advance
>>Frank
>>
>
>
>

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

That sounds cooked. 'Most' cheap chargers I have ever put a meter on
put out up around 17 open ended or with no load. They come down with a
charge load on them.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:
>
> I did put a load on it.
> reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts
>
> Snow wrote:
>
> > Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> > car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> > reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> > dead battery will work too.
> >
> > Snow...
> > "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
> >
> > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
> >
> >>I got an old battery charger.
> >>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> >>Is this charger working properly?
> >>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>Frank
> >>
> >
> >
> >

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

That sounds cooked. 'Most' cheap chargers I have ever put a meter on
put out up around 17 open ended or with no load. They come down with a
charge load on them.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:
>
> I did put a load on it.
> reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts
>
> Snow wrote:
>
> > Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> > car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> > reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> > dead battery will work too.
> >
> > Snow...
> > "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
> >
> > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
> >
> >>I got an old battery charger.
> >>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> >>Is this charger working properly?
> >>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>Frank
> >>
> >
> >
> >

Re: O.T. Battery charger
 

That sounds cooked. 'Most' cheap chargers I have ever put a meter on
put out up around 17 open ended or with no load. They come down with a
charge load on them.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:
>
> I did put a load on it.
> reads slightly lower voltage, 11.2 volts
>
> Snow wrote:
>
> > Some chargers need a load on them to reach max output. if you have an old
> > car radio laying around connect it to the charger and re-take the volt
> > reading. You want something (load) that needs more then 12 volts, a almost
> > dead battery will work too.
> >
> > Snow...
> > "eating yellow snow leaves a bad after taste"
> >
> > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > news:AM-dnSQ0vIzuGsLeRVn-jQ@magma.ca...
> >
> >>I got an old battery charger.
> >>When I put a meter on it, it reads 11.5 volts.
> >>Is this charger working properly?
> >>Me thinks it should be at least 13.0 volts
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>Frank
> >>
> >
> >
> >