On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 04:30:49PM -0500, Kris Coward wrote:
>
> What about the possibility that some of the cells were leaking together?
*That*, now, is a possibility. If you have, say, a shorted cell _and_
communication between cells, then the hydrometer would show a normal
state of charge... the voltmeter should still have shown a difference,
but it's possible that I was measuring too soon after a charge and
before the cells had reached their resting state, at which point the two
surrounding cells (as well as the other three cells in the series) might
have been overcharged just enough to make up the difference.
Kris, that just might be a possible answer. *Really* good job of
thinking, there!
Not that I'm going to do a post-mortem - I managed to rent a car today
and get the majority of shopping done for all of this stuff, including
replacing the batteries. I'm actually running the boat off a new pair
right now, with the other three sitting on the cockpit seat.
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