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For BFL13 - I need a charger to be waterproof. In an 'open' boat everything gets wet unless in a 'dry' box. Hopefully, I'll learn about saltwater fishing and saltwater is the 'king of corrosion'. Standard practice is to leave the batteries in the boat, charger either mounted on-board or loose in or near the boat, and use a proper guage extension cord for AC.
msimimoff-Mark- Thanks, I had 'sort of' dismissed the Sears offering because Sears seems to be on the 'way out' in store locations. (Just my 'gut' feeling, have no hard evidence).
And Marks comments about chargers is correct. I've 'over-loaded' my-self looking at the 'better' chargers. Web searching can be time consuming and additive.
My current thought was to get some ?'s on paper and start first calling East Penn Tech Folks, as I'm still wanting (thinking) a single Sam's Club Gr 31 AGM for a 12v powerpack/jump-start battery.
Reguardless, I now see that the charger selection is more critical that the battery choice for AGM's. I am NOT going to spend any money on AGM Batteries and Chargers until I have a solid plan for both components.
I felt that any 'Charging the AGM Battery' discussion should be a separate thread, keeping things simple, avoiding 'thread convolution', but now I believe that an AGM battery(s) and charger need to thought of together, as a single 'unit' much more so the FLA's.
In other words, a 'best' charger for AGM Brand A may or may not be the 'best' charger for AGM Brand B.
Not sure which is best. Close this thread down and start an AGM charging thread OR keep this one going?
Let me know.
Fred
