Therefore, if you are using a 1. Rick my girlfriend has a custon harley,she has a pigtail charger we cant find the plug in sorce for charging the battery on her bike? Mike Love your site and your service. Its not listed anywhere on the battery itself, nor is it on the invoice. The manual for the charger says that if your unsure of the battery makeup, use the Normal mode. What does the charger do differently in AGM mode?
Thanks for any light you can shed on this. These AGM batteries actually recommend charging at a higher voltage than what is considered normal, or safe for the other battery types.
What would you recommend for a trickle charger for the PC Odyssey battery? Bob Very Informative page…. I have been told a 48 volt charger can be used safely but sounds a bit suspecious to me…. It will cause harm. Now, amps is a completely other story.
Gokartfreak Great article! BatteryStuff Tech I recommend a 48 volt charger, of course. Anywhere from 4 — 16 amps of charge rate should be fine. Gokartfreak I was just wondering — theoretically would using 2 24v chargers or 4 12v chargers simaltaneously be better than a single 48v charger besides the cost?
However, you can charge the batteries independently using multi-bank chargers, or separate chargers. Just make sure your connects are correct. Gokartfreak i just read somewhere and was confused if the charger is to be connected to the battery directly or does the controller have any role to play in the charging process?
BatteryStuff Tech Controllers are recommended for solar chargers. But standard AC plug-in chargers are micro processor controlled, there is no need for any additional controlling.
Hookup directly to the battery is the best method of charging. BatteryStuff Tech Pretty much any of our motorcycle chargers will work. Battery Tender is the most popular brand, but I personally recommend Pulse Tech. Please take a look at our 12 volt battery chargers. Anything 4 amps and under will work for you.
I have monitored the charging cycle and see no evidence of a 3 step process whereby the regulated voltage is dropped back as the battery approaches full charge. I have monitored this voltage with my digital meter and the digital voltage reading on the charger itself and have noticed the regulated voltage increases more as the battery approaches full charge. On the 10 amp rate the regulated voltage is just over 16 volts near full charge.
And on the 6 amp rate the regulated voltage is just under 16 volts near full charge. This happens the same on the standard setting with a lead acid battery. The charger is suppose to be automatic, but it may be defective. It has the multi-bottles of acid that you put in and seal. I appreciate any info. If your AGM battery came with an acid pack, it requires activation.
But once the cells are sealed with the cap strip, there is no need to ever open it up again. HP no longer makes this battery charger, so I ordered one from another supplier, but it did not work though it had the above specifications.
From where can I obtain one, and how do I know it will work. Thanks, Patrick. I do not know where you can find one. Mohan Cool article, saved me a lot of time. I have a electric van, batteries: 18 in series per row, 3 of those rows in parallel, mounting to 54 batteries. They are AGM 12v Ah. What type of charger and how many of them do I need? BatteryStuff Tech What is your total system voltage?
Then I recommend a 72 volt charger for the entire thing configuration. With AH, I recommend a 30 Amp charger. However, the closest we carry is an Eagle 72v 12 amp charger. Red for the engine; yellow for the 6K genset Onan ; golf carts for the house. Solenoids separate all three until the ignition is on. Converter, 40 amp, has never fully charged the three units with the ignition on; nor even the house and genset batteries with the ignition off. Now the converter is not operating.
It says not to use a Conventional Battery Charger. I have a Yuasa 1. It says to use it on conventional batteries and maintenance-free AGM batteries. What do I use for this bike???? Now I have to buy another charger?
Thank you very much for your help. VRLA batteries are technically wet batteries, but they are sealed with an internal drip system to prevent the water from evaporating and leaving the cells. The electrolyte is not absorbed in a glass matte like an AGM. Is the charger for a NiCD battery? Lead Acid?
Kenneth Have you located a place that does carry this charger, as I have a enew trimmer, Model number Kevin Hello. I have a basic folding camper. The units were never factory fitted with electrics let alone a charging system. Which may well be a good thing as the most popular UK charging units fitted to caravans, campers and trailer tents only charges at So not only does it take an age to charge it never fully charges.
Now I may well use a low rated intelligent charger to keep my battery conditioned when at home but what about on site? A whole range appliances may be plugged in whilst charging the battery. Does the use of appliances confuse the charger? How does it asses the battery if at the same time resistive loads, inductive loads or both are being taken out. I say pseudo leisure batteries because there is some debate in the UK on how much thicker the plates are on these starter sized batteries as against the full thickness in 2V cells.
Simple lead acid batteries or glass mat are generally used. The demands light ish lighting, audio, limited TV, water pump. To be honest as demand is low and temp reasonable battery life is quite good. Thanks In Anticipation. Most chargers are not rated to handle a full load and they can burn out. However, we have chargers that are also power supplies converters. Iota, Power Max, and Samlex are the brands of chargers that we carry with this capability.
They can charge the batteries and at the same time supply a load to your applications up to the rated charge rate of the charger in amps. For instance, a 12 volt 30 amp charger can supply a load up to 30 amps.
If the load is higher, at that point the batteries will be used for the remainder. Gordon I currently have a 24V set-up in my bass boat for the trolling motor. I upgraded to Optima Blue top batteries a few months ago. I installed a new 3-bank, 10amp DualPro charger the same day I installed the new batteries. I fully charged the batteries before using the boat.
About two weeks later we fished a 3-day tournament and promptly wore out two new, fully charged Optima batteries in hours of fishing each day. Yes, I charged them all night before the first fishing day.
Anyway — I plugged in between 4pm-6pm on day 1 day at our lodging on normal electricity to charge the batteries. Same thing happened on morning 2 and 3. Brand new batteries on a brand new charger. This will determine what I recommend as far as good charge rate goes. Also, what is the draw amount of the trolling motor? Is your current 10 amp Dual Pro charger 10 amps per bank? Or 10 amps total of all three banks? Ronnie I have a question. I have a 15 foot bass boat,first boat ever and do not know a lot about the difference in batteries and all I know is it looks like a sealed car battery.
I do not have any idea which charger I should get ,would sure like to know so I get the right one. BatteryStuff Tech Is there any information on the battery at all? If so, please provide it and I can help determine what you need. Shawn Super Informative. You saved me from ruining my batteries!!! This is a pretty sophisticated battery charger.
Thanks for sharing. Those that do, such as the Soneil or Noco genius, the voltage spike is the first thing it does, to quickly remove fresh sulfation. This high voltage to a discharged battery will not overcharge it.
Once the battery is full, it will keep and miantain it. The voltage will not spike to 15 or 16 volts when the battery should be kept at This is safe, harmless, and effective in restoring battery life when used regularly. Amy excellent website to know more about picking up battery charger,thanks. Knowledge Base Home. Copy Link. Was this information helpful? Sign up to Get Updates and Offers. Email address should be formatted user domain.
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