Watts Help Needed.
I am trying to figure out how long a battery will last. I have Googled it and read a few sites but I still have a few questions. I have a small TV that I plugged into my Kill a Watt meter. That sho...
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I really appreciate all the advice.
I thought it was better for the charge to start off high then as it charges the amps slowly starts to drop then when full the charger goes into trcikle cahrge?
So it's better to charge a battery a full amps during the whole charge time? Like you said, going this way with the Megawatt I would need to put on a timer. Now the question is how long to set the timer for?
From what I have seen and somewhat understand there is two types of automatic chargers. Regular and one for RV batteries.
The car charger - depending the level of charge in the battery the charger starts at x amount of amps then slowly drops in amps then at a preset voltage the charger goes into trickle mode and the charging is done.
RV battery charger - basically does the same but goes through these 6 or 7 different stages to charge and condition the battery.
I have gone to different sites and talked to people that have RV's. Some say the one type, some say no get this type. I don't know which is the best so it is hard to make my mind up. I have looked at all types of chargers on Amazon and most have a lot of good reviews with a smaller amout of bad reviews. I really want to to what is best. I would rather have a charrger that gooes into trickle when done. With the Megawatt there is a chance to over charge or under charge if I don't get the timer on for the correct amount of time.
Decisions decisions decisions
Thanks guys
Jim
I thought it was better for the charge to start off high then as it charges the amps slowly starts to drop then when full the charger goes into trcikle cahrge?
So it's better to charge a battery a full amps during the whole charge time? Like you said, going this way with the Megawatt I would need to put on a timer. Now the question is how long to set the timer for?
From what I have seen and somewhat understand there is two types of automatic chargers. Regular and one for RV batteries.
The car charger - depending the level of charge in the battery the charger starts at x amount of amps then slowly drops in amps then at a preset voltage the charger goes into trickle mode and the charging is done.
RV battery charger - basically does the same but goes through these 6 or 7 different stages to charge and condition the battery.
I have gone to different sites and talked to people that have RV's. Some say the one type, some say no get this type. I don't know which is the best so it is hard to make my mind up. I have looked at all types of chargers on Amazon and most have a lot of good reviews with a smaller amout of bad reviews. I really want to to what is best. I would rather have a charrger that gooes into trickle when done. With the Megawatt there is a chance to over charge or under charge if I don't get the timer on for the correct amount of time.
Decisions decisions decisions
Thanks guys
Jim
