Charging ?
Is it okay to charge my trailer battery with a plain old car battery charger? I've never messed with a deep cycle battery before... Thanks.
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
When one of my chargers acheives 100% charged in HALF the time as yours then you really ought to take another look. The key is saturated charging. And pnichols is on the right track.
I just need to complete a 50-90 in two hours from 9am to 11 am in my worst scenario off-grid for that. I can manage that with my set-up now if I cheat a bit and go an extra 15 minutes. The "rangers" don't actually care what I do as it happens, since they are usually so busy with their chain saws clearing up storm damage or whatever. :(
It is not "worth it" to change the set-up ($$$) to be able to do a 50-90 in less than 2 hours in my case.
I don't think anybody is arguing against keeping gen time to a minimum. I thought we were discussing how "smart chargers" can't get the battery truly full. But doing 50-90s means not even trying to reach full. If you are on shore power and try to reach full with a smart charger, you are using the wrong tool for the job in most cases. (exception is my 1093 on the 27DC mentioned earlier)
I only ever try to get my AGMs full when on shore power, and I use my PowerMax adjustable voltage charger for that job, not my smart charger--again, choose the right tool for the job.
