Portable battery charger. What do you carry?
I've had many over the years but most are cheap and don't last long. I'm looking for a good portable 12 volt Smart charger that can desulfate and get my batteries to full charge if needed. What do...
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Toss in the fact that most RV owners seemingly would rather get an enema than take care of their batteries and you end up with five thousand opinions and billions of dollars spent foolishly on gyro gearloose grade whizzo carnival chargers and devices that swear on a stack of bibles if you pay several hundred dollars you will be forever relieved of ever thinking about your batteries again.LOL!
More questions for MEX!!! Is it gentler on batteries to equalize at higher volts/less amps than lower volts/more amps? My BD1093 EQ's at 2A but voltages can get as high as 16 (depends on the temperature). My HF charger uses more amps (~8A) but volts are typically in the low 15's. Also, the BD1093 takes longer than the HF. Not sure if that matters.
Another question. A number of battery manufacturers are recommending 15+ volts for finishing charges (basically going from somewhere in the high 90% SOC range to 100%). Based on what I have to do to get mine to 100% SOC, it seems they are correct. Are they correct?
