Exploded Batteries, please help and explain.

[Adria Haynes]

As far as I know, the inverter/charger/boiler is the original.

Shouldn't there be something that stops the system from charging up
batteries that don't need charging?

Aside from buying a new charger (how much are they?) should I just
unhook the battery cables when I'm not using the bus?


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "orbitalsolutions"
wrote:
>
> Sounds like they were over charged to the point of no return!! I
> suspect that you do not have a battery problem but a charging
> problem instead.
>
> This is common for your model 'Bird.
>
>
> Do you still have the original battery boilers, I mean chargers
that
> came from Blue Bird? If so than replace them with Iota smart
> chargers and you will solve the problem.
>
> There has been much written here about this subject ...good luck.
>
>
> -James
> 78FC33SB
> LasVegas NV
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Adria Haynes"
> <mrbeebody@> wrote:
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> > (might wanna grab a coke. I tend to type alot.)
> >
> > I lurk here alot but almost never post. I've owned my 1980 35FC
> BB
> > for almost 2 years now and am still learning about the ole girl.
I
> > have a problem that I'm hoping you guys can help me with.
> >
> > When I got her, the batteries that were in it wouldn't hold a
> charge
> > for too long since it had been stored for a couple years with
the
> > fridge set to electric and killed them. I dealt with it for a
> > while, but decided that I needed to just get new ones.
> >
> > I went to the Sam's club and talked to the battery guy about
what
> I
> > needed and he sold me on getting (4) of the Exide "golf cart"
> > batteries. They worked great last summer. About a month after
> our
> > vacation when I went to go start her up, it was dead and I found
> > that "somebody" had left ONE little light on. I decided then
that
> > I'd just leave it plugged into shore power through the winter
and
> > leave the battery switch by the shifter set to OFF.
> >
> > I went out about 5-6 weeks ago, flicked on the battery switch,
and
> > she fired right up. I let her tun for about 30 minutes and all
> was
> > well. I went out Saturday to do the same, only when I hit the
> key,
> > the volts dropped to zero and it would barely even engage the
> > starter selenoid.
> >
> > I checked the (4) NEW batteries for water and soon discovered
> (while
> > adding water) that all four batteries had split along the same
> > vertical seam.
> >
> > I spoke to a different guy at the Sam's club about it yesterday
> and
> > he was a turd. He started telling me that you can't let 6V
> > batteries get that cold (we live in Flint, MI), that I should
know
> > not to use a battery that says "golf cart" in a bus, and that I
> > needed to convert it over to run 2 deep cycle 12 volt batteries
> and
> > blah blah blah. He pretty much was in "cover our butt" mode and
I
> > pretty much was having none of it - since I bought them on THEIR
> > recomendation. Needless to say, I forsee myself dealing with
> > somebody at the management level when I return these babies very
> > soon.
> >
> > I didn't think there would be any problem with leaving it
plugged
> in
> > since it was made for full timers who would do the same darn
thing.
> >
> > Has anybody else ever experienced this?
> >
> > Can you explain what happened so that I can try not to repeat
this
> > little stunt with GOOD batteries?
> >
> > Got any other suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > John
> >
>