Charging 12v 7 amp battery question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 02-22-2014, 10:01 PM

my understanding is that using the 1/10th rule will maximize the life of the battery. The 2 amp setting on car battery chargers will work as long as it is "auto and not manual" the latter is very unsafe, I have seen quite a few bulging batteries caused by this. If you want to extend the life of the battery use the lower rate, we sell 1/2 amp and 1 amp smart chargers, meaning they know when full and switch to a pulse maintenance cycle like in a float charger.

02-22-2014, 10:01 PM	#11
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	my understanding is that using the 1/10th rule will maximize the life of the battery. The 2 amp setting on car battery chargers will work as long as it is "auto and not manual" the latter is very unsafe, I have seen quite a few bulging batteries caused by this. If you want to extend the life of the battery use the lower rate, we sell 1/2 amp and 1 amp smart chargers, meaning they know when full and switch to a pulse maintenance cycle like in a float charger. __________________