I need some insight here. My '89 Ericson 32 came with two type 24 batteries connected by a Off/1/All/2 (Perko) battery switch . I have a Newmar ABC 12-15 two bank charger with the output (+/-) for each bank going directly to each battery - bank 1 output to battery 1 etc. When the battery switch is set to 'All' with the charger on, the 'Battery Meter' on my main electric panel shows about 13.4 volts to each battery, however when I switch the batteries to 'Off" my battery meter still shows 13.4 volts for battery '2' but only 12 volts for battery '1'. Does this mean that the charger is not supplying power to battery '1' when the switch is in the 'Off' position,or that the battery meter is not seeing it?
Can I simply measure the voltage at the batteries with a VOM with the charger on/off and the switch set to 'All' and 'Off' to check this out?
Thanks
Sea Gypsy
Can I simply measure the voltage at the batteries with a VOM with the charger on/off and the switch set to 'All' and 'Off' to check this out?
Thanks
Sea Gypsy