Hi all, I'm trying to install a Bolton battery parallel unit onto my RR+. I'll be using a 3rd party battery along with the stock one. Both are 48v, however when I take a multimeter to both batteries, the 3rd party one reads a voltage of ~ 54.6 while the stock Rad battery is reading ~ 53.8.
My questions are:
Is my stock battery damaged in some way or is this the normal peak charge? If it is damaged, is it still considered a 48v battery? I've read on some forums that this peak charge on a 48v battery can be indicative of an unbalanced battery, or at least something amiss with a row of cells.
The Bolton parallel unit is supposed to be able to take two batteries of the same voltage and run them fine if the charges don't match by only drawing from the higher charged battery until they do match. However, it has to be the same voltages. That said, I don't want to risk running both batteries until I have determined that the stock Rad battery is operating normally.
Thank you!
My questions are:
Is my stock battery damaged in some way or is this the normal peak charge? If it is damaged, is it still considered a 48v battery? I've read on some forums that this peak charge on a 48v battery can be indicative of an unbalanced battery, or at least something amiss with a row of cells.
The Bolton parallel unit is supposed to be able to take two batteries of the same voltage and run them fine if the charges don't match by only drawing from the higher charged battery until they do match. However, it has to be the same voltages. That said, I don't want to risk running both batteries until I have determined that the stock Rad battery is operating normally.
Thank you!