# Batteries not showing charged but at 95% (per my external charger)

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**Created:** [April 3, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/batteries-not-showing-charged-but-at-95-per-my-external-charger/13527 "2018-04-03T23:15:11Z")\
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I’ve never messed with this particular setting, but Rodney described how to adjust the SOC here:

> [@The Mystery of GEM IR Compensation #11 setting on T1 and T2 GE Controllers](https://community.electricforum.com/t/the-mystery-of-gem-ir-compensation-11-setting-on-t1-and-t2-ge-controllers/13598):
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> I have been asked about setting #11 several times in the past. This setting controls the Battery State of Charge read out on your Display for GEM cars thru 2004. The normal suggested setting is either 3 or 5 for most cars. In many cases, this setting will give you an indication that your batteries are being depleted faster than they actually are. If you read the Display percentage and then take a voltage reading and compare it to a State of Charge chart, it may surprise you to see that y…

Not sure how that is going to work with your lifepo4 pack though. I guess you could just experiment.

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