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Hi ET, I realised that when I saw your response, just after I posted mine. Have since added an edit to mine in the hope of avoiding confusion. Suspect it’s a cheap ‘dumb’ charger, although I did once have a supposed smart charger which obviously wasn’t, sold as being suitable for permanent long term connection to a motorcycle battery. Killed the battery stone dead, found the carcass bone dry after a couple of months.
ANOTHER EDIT . If it’s the solar charger pictured earlier in the thread it should have a float mode, although mention of timer on its front case is a bit odd for a solar charger. Perhaps there is a parasitic drain & the reading is taken in the morning? Suggest battery be disconnected ( remove all connections except for charger, & then keep a regular check on battery voltage. If it reaches & remains at float voltage all is good. If there is a parasitic load (clock, radio on standby or whatever) you can then decide whether to disconnect it or not. If the voltage reading is fairly early in the morning, & you have a parasitic load using a bit of battery power overnight , AND the battery goes into float later in the day each day, then you don’t have anything to be concerned about.
Last edited by Cuppa; 15th December 2018 at 02:49 PM.
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. If it’s the solar charger pictured earlier in the thread it should have a float mode, although mention of timer on its front case is a bit odd for a solar charger. Perhaps there is a parasitic drain & the reading is taken in the morning? Suggest battery be disconnected ( remove all connections except for charger, & then keep a regular check on battery voltage. If it reaches & remains at float voltage all is good. If there is a parasitic load (clock, radio on standby or whatever) you can then decide whether to disconnect it or not. If the voltage reading is fairly early in the morning, & you have a parasitic load using a bit of battery power overnight , AND the battery goes into float later in the day each day, then you don’t have anything to be concerned about.
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