Very Inexpensive Battery Maintenance Charger
1.0 ampere output. 13.8 volts regulated charge limit. This unit is good for 100 amp hours worth of batteries. IMO the voltage is a tad high for a high antimony RV battery with temps 60F or higher but ...
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Radio Shack has them by the dozens.
A cylindrical plastic tube with a solid wire coming out both ends. The SIX AMP version has heavier wire and may be easier to deal with. Your choice
Ask the counterperson
WHERE ARE THE 3 AND 6 AMP AXIAL DIODES.
The plastic tube will have a white band around it on one end.
The white band side goes closest to the battery. Pretty simple. Because of the ultra light amperage load, you can use a RED WIRE CRIMP BUTT CONNECTOR to join the diode's solid wire to stranded wire that comes from the charger and continues to the battery positive. Squeeze the hell out of the butt connector crimp.
A SHOTTKY diode is exactly the same thing but instead of dropping voltage .7 volt it will drop voltage only .4 volt. Sometimes .3 volt. Your choice for fine-tuning the float voltage.
A cylindrical plastic tube with a solid wire coming out both ends. The SIX AMP version has heavier wire and may be easier to deal with. Your choice
Ask the counterperson
WHERE ARE THE 3 AND 6 AMP AXIAL DIODES.
The plastic tube will have a white band around it on one end.
The white band side goes closest to the battery. Pretty simple. Because of the ultra light amperage load, you can use a RED WIRE CRIMP BUTT CONNECTOR to join the diode's solid wire to stranded wire that comes from the charger and continues to the battery positive. Squeeze the hell out of the butt connector crimp.
A SHOTTKY diode is exactly the same thing but instead of dropping voltage .7 volt it will drop voltage only .4 volt. Sometimes .3 volt. Your choice for fine-tuning the float voltage.
