battery issue maybe ?

[greatone99]

left my lights on overnight ,battery was drained fully ,I charged up to 50 percent ,took 4 hours ,then the truck started ,I took for a 2 hour ride ,battery voltage went to 14 volts once but mostly stayed at 13 ,and a few times 12.5 ,do u think I hurt the battery ,it use to run at 14.5 no matter what .

 

[CoronaRaptor]

It may take a few charging cycles to recover, but oem batteries don't like being fully drained. If yours is more than a couple years old and out of warranty, I would invest in a new one. If you have a bad habit of leaving things on, I would invest in an AGM battery.

 

[greatone99]

yea its a 2019 so 2-1/2 years old ,I ordered a new one already .

 

[Tibi Steri]

Does your Raptor have BMS? Did you use a voltmeter or you read the Volts in the dash? Is that a Gen2 Raptor or Gen 1?

 

[dixonk]

Mine fully drained once and it never really recovered. The FordPass app kept sending me alerts that it was shutting down services to preserve the battery. I ended up swapping out for a Optima Yellow Top as I run a fridge in the bed.

 

[greatone99]

exactly what I just bought ,yellow top dh6

 

[greatone99]

gen 2 ,it has bms , I check with a voltmeter ,and it matches the dash reading .

 

[greatone99]

I may have charged it to quick ,I charged it with a 16 amp charger ,I believe better to charge low and slow

 

[nikhsub1]

exactly what I just bought ,yellow top dh6

You should have gotten the DH7... I had the DH6, didn't last a year. I ended up with a Northstar battery and no issues now.

 

[Donovan]

Good thread to follow...

I think my battery is the original 78k miles, 2017. Might need to start considering this for the next winter