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| | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 | My father accidently charged my 6 volt system with 12 volts for 5 hours or so.
The truck started fine before but does not want to start now. It turns over, has a spark but won't go.
What damage could 12 volts have done to my 6 volt system?
It's time to have a dedicated 6 volt charger for my truck to avoid this happening again. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 | Got it started after doing some checks. The 6 volt battery was sitting at 7.2 volts. Put some load on it just to bring it down to 6.25 volts and it fired up after a few tries. Everything seems to work fine, still haven't heard if the old man's charger faired as well.
Also removed the 6v/12v switch from my battery tender/charger.
Last edited by lowbow; 08/29/2011 4:00 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I would check the fluid level in the battery. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 49 | The fluid level was low, thanks for pointing it out. | | |
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