Good trickle charger or not?
First, I have never used a battery maintainer or trickle charger on my TT or boat.
I usually keep the TT at the house and just plug it in every few weeks ( 2014 Apex so should have a decent converter ). It does have a battery cut off switch that I installed. Only thing wired direct is the electric jack, don't know if this would cause a parasitic drain if not being used.
The boat has 2 batteries and I usually pull it and put it on the trailer or lift in Dec, until late March or so. It also has a battery cutoff only thing wired straight is the bilge pump which may be a parasitic drain even if not on?
It seems every year I end up replacing one battery on the boat. Wondering if one of these
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200623684_200623684?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=112515_3Day-FD&utm_campaign=112515_eDeals&utm_content=P3&cm_lm=trivenbarkjr@ec.rr.com&STATE=NC&HOT_MEM_CODE=&MARKETCODE=&om_rid=AAhNRz&om_mid=_BWVb7lB9IRT5KH
would work on either the boat or TT or both. I see no info on voltage the battery would be maintained at.
Any suggestions for a better maintainer for not a lot of bucks? I do have 110 power I can run to the boat but it is about 100 ft and it would be exposed to the elements. Really don't want that, which is the reason the solar caught my eye. TT can be plugged in with TT cord and 20AMP adapter without a longer cord.
I usually keep the TT at the house and just plug it in every few weeks ( 2014 Apex so should have a decent converter ). It does have a battery cut off switch that I installed. Only thing wired direct is the electric jack, don't know if this would cause a parasitic drain if not being used.
The boat has 2 batteries and I usually pull it and put it on the trailer or lift in Dec, until late March or so. It also has a battery cutoff only thing wired straight is the bilge pump which may be a parasitic drain even if not on?
It seems every year I end up replacing one battery on the boat. Wondering if one of these
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200623684_200623684?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=112515_3Day-FD&utm_campaign=112515_eDeals&utm_content=P3&cm_lm=trivenbarkjr@ec.rr.com&STATE=NC&HOT_MEM_CODE=&MARKETCODE=&om_rid=AAhNRz&om_mid=_BWVb7lB9IRT5KH
would work on either the boat or TT or both. I see no info on voltage the battery would be maintained at.
Any suggestions for a better maintainer for not a lot of bucks? I do have 110 power I can run to the boat but it is about 100 ft and it would be exposed to the elements. Really don't want that, which is the reason the solar caught my eye. TT can be plugged in with TT cord and 20AMP adapter without a longer cord.
