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Batteries draining at night, runs good all day

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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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When they tested your batteries did they disconnect them? or at least one of them? If not you could have one good battery masking a bad one since they are hooked together in parallel.
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Old Dec 6, 2016 | 07:22 PM
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I noticed that someone said that 13.2 volts means your battery is proper. This is incorrect. 12.7 to 12.75 (theoretically 12.8....but I've NEVER seen a 12.8....ever) is the no load voltage of a GOOD and FULLY CHARGED car battery. And it goes down from there...depending on if it's bad...or not fully charged. By the way,...you "might' get a 13.2 volt reading if you've just shut your truck off and not let the batteries get back to their normal state.. Give it at least ten minutes.
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Old Dec 6, 2016 | 07:32 PM
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Actually, if you want to be technical....give it 24 hours before taking a reading... I never do..I just give it a little while.
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