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--- opinion:frater_secessus:dead_battery [2022/08/04 00:37]
frater_secessus [replace any damaged components]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:dead_battery [2022/08/06 23:20] (current)
frater_secessus [replace any damaged components]
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+DRAFT
 ====== How to handle a dead house battery ======
-If your house bank(("auxilliary battery")) is dead and nothing is working we have both short-term and long-term problems.  Let's start with the short term issues.
+If your [[electrical:12v:intro#storing_power|house bank]](("auxilliary battery")) is dead and nothing is working we have both short-term and long-term problems.  Let's start with the short term issues.
 ===== first things first =====
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   - ensure all charging methods are configured to meet your battery manufacturer's [[electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints|charging specs]] - voltages, durations, and min/max current
+  - if charging by solar ensure the panels are [[electrical:solar:shading|completely unshaded]]
   - ensure all connections are good:  battery connections, solar panel connections, grounds((bad grounds can cause problems with alternator charging in particular since the chassis is often used as the negative return)), etc
   - get your [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|power production]] and [[electrical:solar:rationing|power use]] ratio under control.   Make sure you are making power whenever you can.
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 Yes, your battery may be toast but there is no use replacing it until you get the underlying issues fixed.  If you replace the battery with the same problems [[electrical:batterycide|it will be murdered]], too.
+If you know the battery is "injured" you might choose to [[electrical:severe_battery_use|run it into the ground]] before replacing it, or while sourcing a replacement.

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