Brand new Deep Cycle

deuce Member Posts: 47

September 2020 in Battery/Electrical & Solar

Should I put it on the charger immediately, or just go ahead and hook up?

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  Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,061

  September 2020 edited September 2020

  Why not hook up and see what your battery voltage is?  Do you mean hook up to shorepower or run via battery?

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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  deuce Member Posts: 47

  September 2020

  Run off battery only

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  VictoriaP Member Posts: 1,496

  September 2020

  Most deep cycle batteries do not come fully charged. They sit on the shelves for a while. I would not put it directly into use without charging it fully first.

  2019 320s BD Lite, white with blue (“Haven”)
  2015 Subaru Outback 3.6r (unsafe 200lb tongue weight limit until 2020 models)
  2020 Subaru Outback XT
  Pacific NW

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  pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,530

  September 2020

  The battery has probably been stored for a while, but "a fully charged battery will hold a charge for months."  In this case, you don't know how many months.
  

  2017 Outback

  Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  

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