What size converter charger should I get?
Our vintage travel trailer doesn't currently have one, but it came with a marine battery that's rated at 85 Amp/hours. The smallest converter chargers I'm seeing are 35 amp. Is this small enough?
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Sam Spade wrote:Matt_Colie wrote:
They said that you really can't charge a battery too hard if you do not over voltage the charge.
This is true but it's a funny way to state it.
It's kind of like stating that water will not overflow out of a bucket if you don't put too much IN it. ;)
Again, Thanks Sam,
The way I usually explain it is to say that charging batteries is like siphoning water.
If there is a lot of difference in levels, the flow can be fast.
When the container getting filled gets close to the source level, the flow will slow. If the containers safe level is the same as the source level, there can be no over fill.
I like your explanation better.
Matt
