Battery Short?

Seanadirondacks
Seanadirondacks Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭✭
in General Solar Power Topics #1
In a battery bank of 4 -12 volt yellow tops strung in parallel. If 3 read 13.7 while charging but one reads 12.5. Should that battery be removed from the bank due to short? Thanks.
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  • Vic
    Vic Solar Expert Posts: 3,208 ✭✭✭✭
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    Hello Sean ..,

    Just my opinion,   but,  if you have four batteries in PARALLEL,   and you are getting a significantly different reading when using your DMM to measure between the two TERMINALS on one battery,  then there is a very poor connection somewhere.  Make sure that you are measuring the battery terminals.

    This type of situation is one of the reasons,   that parallel battery strings are so problematic for almost all who try to use them.

    Clean all battery terminals,   and lugs on the battery cables,   carefully.  Measure the voltage of each battery,  when interconnects are not connected.   Use petroleum jelly on all of these contact surfaces,   and reassemble.

    IMO,   Vic

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  • Estragon
    Estragon Registered Users Posts: 4,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    In addition to Vic's advice, which is certainly appropriate, I would remove the low battery, try charging it on its own, and keep an eye on battery temp while doing so.
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  • mcgivor
    mcgivor Solar Expert Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2018 #4
    @Seanadirondacks if using batteries in parallel, please read the information in the link, it will answer many questions you may  have not thought about yet. https://www.solar-electric.com/learning-center/batteries-and-charging/deep-cycle-battery-faq.html#Temperature Effects on Batteries
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