{"id":8854,"date":"2019-10-17T05:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T05:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svslowflight.com\/?p=8854"},"modified":"2020-02-03T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T18:44:43","slug":"charge-in-i-think-not-dead-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svslowflight.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/17\/charge-in-i-think-not-dead-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Charge in?! I think not…Dead batteries…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I wish Trevor would write this blog post as I lack the technical knowledge to explain what was going on and what was fixed….all I do know is ever since we arrived in Madagascar, things just stopped working…in all places to be! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For starters, (no pun intended), we just replaced our batteries to a “new technology” Victron battery in Cairns, Australia a year and half ago. Additionally, we replaced our started battery back in February this year in Sri Lanka after realizing that battery had “bubbled” up and our generator would not start. Now, our “house bank” batteries seemed to be toast as well…they should be holding a longer life than they are. After reserach and doing “boat yoga”, Trevor finds the same “bubbled” effect has taken to our house bank battery (just 1 out of 2 were like this). He did not feel comfortable crossing the Mozombique channel with this large of an issue so replace them is what we have to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n