PeterJames Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ohms law v/i=r in the case of a battery how much current is in the battery dictates how much voltage it can produce, and how much resistance (current drawn) will have an effect on that voltage too. A fully charged battery would normally be 13.5vdc 12v could mean that the battery is discharged and requires charging. It could also mean that the battery is no good ( There is a reason they are supplied partially charged). The battery is supplied to the distributor with a charge but not fully charged. While its sitting on the shelf it will over time discharge, but it takes a while and its not good for the battery. We as a company have a high turn over of batteries, so we never have a discharged battery on any of our van stock, or in our stores they dont sit around long enough to. The manufacturers recommended life span of a battery is 4 years, but because a battery is a consumable it entirely depends on how much it has been used as to how quick it becomes past its best. I am not talking about how many power cuts either, mains is never a constant and you get spikes and dips, so how clean the mains electricity is that is supplied to your alarm effects the life and condition of battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Simplistically ? Otherwise you need discharge rates in the equation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, al-yeti said: Simplistically ? Otherwise you need discharge rates in the equation It was a basic explanation I was going for, something that even you would understand ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 What you on about? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl taylor Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I will remove the old battery from the panel that is reading 13.60 volts and leave it off over night to see what it discharges to . very odd that a battery that is 5 years old is reading 13.60 volts ? When i get a another new battery i see what the reading that comes to me as . A fully charged battery would normally be 13.5vdc 12v could mean that the battery is discharged and requires charging ? old battery is reading 13.60 volts ...............so why change it ? that my question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 voltage of a battery doesn't mean its ok. You either need to out some load on it to test its capacity. The reason its reading so high is because its just come off charge Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl taylor Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ok. Thanks for that information. When i get a replacement new one i will see what voltage it comes supplied to me at then i leave it on the panel and leave the system in engineer mode for a few days for it to charge up then take another reading. As well as taking a reading off my old one which should have discharged slightly. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 5 hours ago, karl taylor said: Ok. Thanks for that information. When i get a replacement new one i will see what voltage it comes supplied to me at then i leave it on the panel and leave the system in engineer mode for a few days for it to charge up then take another reading. As well as taking a reading off my old one which should have discharged slightly. Thanks To discharge it you need to put a load on it, leave the battery connected and diss the mains this will discharge the battery slowly, a good battery should keep the system working between 8 and 12 hours depending on the current drawn. The less time it lasts the poorer the battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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