Floating the Engine Battery Class C? UPDATE 3
Updated 19 May. and 20 May twice ------ (I know about the other ways like Trickle etc.) Question here is, can I put a 12v plug into the dash cig lighter socket and connect that plug to the ...
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Long ago I tried recharging a 12Ah AGM battery through a double ended ciggy plug on 16awg. It would work if the battery was not too depleted. but blown glass fuses would get expensive, and I just started wrapping them in aluminum foil.
But the battery never seemed to get much charge. I did not have ammeters or voltemters then, just a digital multimeter.
Now I only trust ciggy connectors to pass ~20 watts or less.
My OEM dash ciggy receptacle got its ground through nearby metal dash and had a 18 or 20 gauge wire from fuse panel.
I've tried running 10AWg to receptacles and connectors. glad I left enough slack to cut them off and install anderson powerpoles.
I still employ ciggy plugs and receptacleson low wattage devices, as they can be connected or disconnected with one hand in the dark.
One 22 watt LED light has a PWM LED dimmer on it. The ciggy receptacle and plug are the Blue Seas version, pretty much as good as a ciggy plug connector can get. The LED light when dimmed, will have the ciggy plug/receptacle emit a whining sound, and pushing the plug deeper into the receptacle can change the volume of the whining, and pushing it very firmly together will stop it together.
So even the best 12v ciggy connection is revealed to be a horrible electrical connection worthy only of contempt.
But the battery never seemed to get much charge. I did not have ammeters or voltemters then, just a digital multimeter.
Now I only trust ciggy connectors to pass ~20 watts or less.
My OEM dash ciggy receptacle got its ground through nearby metal dash and had a 18 or 20 gauge wire from fuse panel.
I've tried running 10AWg to receptacles and connectors. glad I left enough slack to cut them off and install anderson powerpoles.
I still employ ciggy plugs and receptacleson low wattage devices, as they can be connected or disconnected with one hand in the dark.
One 22 watt LED light has a PWM LED dimmer on it. The ciggy receptacle and plug are the Blue Seas version, pretty much as good as a ciggy plug connector can get. The LED light when dimmed, will have the ciggy plug/receptacle emit a whining sound, and pushing the plug deeper into the receptacle can change the volume of the whining, and pushing it very firmly together will stop it together.
So even the best 12v ciggy connection is revealed to be a horrible electrical connection worthy only of contempt.
