Gdetrailer wrote:
ABendage wrote:
Thanks for the replies!
The battery is a 12v 12ah SLA battery. I use a Schumacher 1.5 amp battery charger/tender to charge it, the stock chargers are junk and horrible for the battery. Charging voltage should not be an issue, the Schumacher charges at 14.4 and floats at 13.6 and my charge controller on the solar does about the same. I guess 4+ amps would probably be too much for that little guy, wonder if there is a way to regulate that down or if I should just find a small true sine wave inverter to run the Schumacher.
Stop.
That is NOT a SLA battery.
It IS A GEL CELL BATTERY (yes, it is "sealed" and yes, it is a "lead/acid" TYPE of battery BUT it stops there since the electrolyte is GELLED and not a liquid)..
a 1.5A charger is WAY TOO MUCH for that battery, and the Schumacher has to high of a float voltage (it should be about 13.2V for a gel battery).
Using a 1.5A charger is going to DRY OUT THE GEL BATTERY rendering it useless very quickly not to mention putting the battery into a potential fire hazard situation.
The ORIGINAL CHARGER for the Power Wheels is perfectly fine and has a much lower amperage of 1.2A.
If you want a quick charge, they DO have a "SMART" quick charger specifically designed for Power Wheels batteries which can recharge in 3hrs.
HERE
I would NOT recommend connecting that battery directly to your RV 12V power/charging system. The battery can and will charge at too high of a rate and the results may not be pretty.
Just use an inverter AND THE PROPER POWER WHEELS CHARGER.
Sorry, was using the term Power Wheels as a product type instead of brand, the brand is Peg Perego and it is in fact a SLA battery. Sorry for the confusion.
