Need some help with battery...

[Charlie]

I think this is a good 12 volt battery, but I'm asking the green screen. I don't have much experience with this stuff! If it is good, then the motor needs to be replaced.

[Buckrider]

Looks good to me, can you hook the battery direct to the motor and see if she spins? If she does spin then you could have a bad timer which is more likely..and before I get ahead of myself, I am assuming it is for a feeder, if not then forget the timer part of my statement.

[sailor]

You pretty much can't test a battery, unless it's under a load.
A dead battery, will sometimes give the right voltages.

[Charlie]

Looks good to me, can you hook the battery direct to the motor and see if she spins? If she does spin then you could have a bad timer which is more likely..and before I get ahead of myself, I am assuming it is for a feeder, if not then forget the timer part of my statement.

I did connect it directly to the motor and it didn't spin. Maybe I need to replace the motor?

[dozer]

I did connect it directly to the motor and it didn't spin. Maybe I need to replace the motor?

I test my feeder bats all the time with a meter. Do you not have another battery to throw in there to check it? Seldom have I had a motor go out, but it does happen.

[buckmastertexas]

You pretty much can't test a battery, unless it's under a load.
A dead battery, will sometimes give the right voltages.

x2 You need to measure the voltage of the battery while it is spinning the feeder. If it had been fully charged and once upon putting under a load, it had dropped from 12 to below, say 10 volts, the battery is probably bad. assuming the motor is not shorted. It should stay above 11, at least.

[Mike Murphey]

hook the battery up normally to the motor, put your meter on the battery and run the motor....see what the volts run while the motor runs, (thats called under a load).....I suspect you will find the battery is under charged (or low)....

[tgil]

Does the shaft on the motor spin? I had a feeder wear me out once, trying to diagnose.

[Charlie]

I picked up a new battery today and a new motor. I want to be prepared when I get out to the feeder; it's a long way out there! I connected my old battery to the new motor and it didn't move the shaft. Then I connected the new battery to the new motor and it spins the shaft. So maybe it's time to replace the battery, and that's an easy fix. But I'll have a new motor on hand just in case...

Thanks for the input guys!

[wyliescrib]

that will make you scratch your head tgil.... took me two beers once to figure it out...

[Bill]

What happens with new battery + old motor?

I'll bet it does not spin. 13+ volts with no load looks like a good battery.

[Charlie]

What happens with new battery + old motor?

I'll bet it does not spin. 13+ volts with no load looks like a good battery.

Not sure. I'll connect the new battery to the old motor Friday when I head back out to the feeder. I'll have a new motor with me just in case I need it.