Best battery charger options
I’m running (2) 6v 215AH gc2’s wired in series for a 12 volt system. I am trying to figure out the best/quickest way to charge them with a generator. We will have limited times where we can use the g...
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I think there are far too many individuals who chime in and say "It charged my batteries"
When they should be saying "It said my batteries were charged"
At sane amperage input, a flooded battery is not charged unless it is bubbling slightly. The exception is a calcium calcium sealed battery which is not a deep cycle battery.
Remember the theme of this thread. You can connect a battery to a power post and charge at 13.9 volts for several weeks and it will be close to being fully charged. Those who protest should have chosen to be a lawyer.
This is cold hard reality when cycling a battery and finding a charger that exceeds 13.6 volts would be an even bigger miracle. My time proven rule of charging at 14.7 volts until every cell is bubbling has been valid for 75 years before I started testing batteries. And many years after I stopped.
When they should be saying "It said my batteries were charged"
At sane amperage input, a flooded battery is not charged unless it is bubbling slightly. The exception is a calcium calcium sealed battery which is not a deep cycle battery.
Remember the theme of this thread. You can connect a battery to a power post and charge at 13.9 volts for several weeks and it will be close to being fully charged. Those who protest should have chosen to be a lawyer.
This is cold hard reality when cycling a battery and finding a charger that exceeds 13.6 volts would be an even bigger miracle. My time proven rule of charging at 14.7 volts until every cell is bubbling has been valid for 75 years before I started testing batteries. And many years after I stopped.
