T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Deep cycle info and charging requirements

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Deep cycle info and charging requirements

Well reading the second one, one needs to read between the lines to get a full picture. My take on it is they are getting you to recharge as fast as possible to make sure you HAVE a full charge. Best bang for the buck so to speak. While they did not say that it was best for the battery they mentioned it doesn't hurt it up to a certain charge point. Leaving the battery in a sate of discharge for extended period of charge was to mean over winter not over night or one or two nights. Equalization seemed to be a big factor in prolonging the life of a battery.

I will have to bone up on my batteries though. I thought a GEL and AGM were the same thing. More research! I think I may look into a floating lab for my Triton. Try different things and report in on them. It will give me something to do while I am sitting with no wind, sun, or Battery.

Dan

--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Eric <ewdysar@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Eric <ewdysar@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Deep cycle info and charging requirements
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:37 PM

Here's a link to some good info about deep cycle batteries in general:

http://www.batteryminders.com/batterycharger/press_room/deep-cycle-battery-frequently-asked-questions.pdf

And here's a decent primer about lead acid charging requirements:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/WestAdvisorView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&catalogId=10001&page=Battery-Charging

Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "John Green" <v_2jgree@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, I misread your reply.
> It seems that you are saying that the volts for charging will change during charging, but a 12 v battery will end up fully charged with the supply from the charger being around 15v.
> I will check that term 'smart chargers' for more info, thanks.
> John
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