Battery maintainer help
Brand new member. First question: I use two 6 volt 232Ah batteries in my RV. I run them in series. I want to purchase a battery maintainer. I see that some of the maintainers say that they are re...
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What I use for my small inventory of loose 12V batteries is a stand-alone shop charger and then tend them on a 12V (nominal) wall wart with two alligator clips. The wallwart has a no load output of 750 ma at 15VDC. When first connected to battery the charge voltage lowers to the batteries existing voltage. I monitor the voltage rise until it attains 14V, usually a period of several days. I then, disconnect the wallwart and connect it to the next battery. This regimen is repeated a few times a year to keep the batteries top charged. I should also be doing an equalizing process but that more often gets skipped when dealing with these castoffs. I use these batteries in my lawn equipment and for emergency pump use at the house.
