From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Mon, 13 May 2024 21:10:25 -0000 (UTC),   
     George.Anthony  wrote:   
   >  Ted Heise  wrote:   
   > > On Thu, 9 May 2024 21:26:42 -0000 (UTC),   
   > >   Ted Heise  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Next, I took the trailer battery in to Interstate.  They said   
   > >> it checked out okay, Specifically, their device reported 80%   
   > >> health, 53% charge, 12.22 V, and 552 of 690 CCA capacity.   
   > >> He indicated with the monitor readings I had and his test   
   > >> results it was probably going to need replacing before too   
   > >> long.   
   > >>   
   > >> I asked him to check the cells, and one of them had markedly   
   > >> lower specific gravity than the other five.  He didn't have   
   > >> any suggestions for addressing this finding.   
   >   
   >  Not much of a battery salesman, is he? :-)   
      
   LOL   No, he was not that interested in selling, but he was quite   
   engaged with my questions.  So that was nice, and gives me cause   
   to go back to them when I decide to pull the trigger on a   
   replacement.   
      
      
   > > I reconditioned, then fully recharged this battery (Interstate   
   > > SRM-24) with my Noco Genius 5 charger and put it back on the   
   > > trailer.  The Dometic GoPower monitor (GP-BMK-25) reports 68%   
   > > of capacity.  Does that monitor have to be reset when the   
   > > battery has been disconnected for a few days, or is this a   
   > > true reading and just more evidence the battery should be   
   > > replaced?   
   >   
   >  Far be it from me to tell you what to do...   
      
   Remember I'm pretty new to this.  :)   
      
      
   >       ....but if it were me, I would replace the battery.   
      
   Yeah, I'm almost there.  Think I want to hear from the dealer on   
   this latest intel, plus maybe try it once more (when we have shore   
   power available in case it dies, as seems likely).   
      
      
   >  Short of that, if the terminals match, swap it with your truck   
   >  battery and see what happens.. That will only cost you some   
   >  time and dirty hands.   
      
   Oh, that's a good idea.  I looked under the hood of my Acadia, but   
   the battery is pretty well shrouded and looks like it would be a   
   major trial to pull.  I'll think about this some more, and see   
   what kind of tips there may be on the internet.   
      
      
   >       ...I am still of the belief that weak cell is most of your   
   >  problem. However, I am not an electrical expert. I haven’t even   
   >  ever spent a night in a Holliday Inn Express.   
   >   
   >  Good luck.   
      
   Thanks!  And don't sell yourself short.  I think you're right   
   about the weak cell being a causative factor.   
      
   I really appreciate the suggestions.   
      
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   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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