kindafishy
I've posted enough I should edit this section
- Jul 21, 2010
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- SCOTT
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- bayliner cierra express 2452 "RYLEE'S WAVE RYDER"
Battery Charger questions
- Thread starter Papa "J"
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Found a deal on brand new ProNautic 1215 3 bank. one bank to the each starting battery then the 3rd bank to the house set. Even though they are bigger group 27 and 31 batteries I figured the charger is only there to keep charged and top off. As the boat lives on a trailer and there is no drain on the batteries while on the hard.
Any reason i would need bigger amperage. Not worried about keep up with bilge pumps since I highly doubt it will sink in my driveway.
I also run my engines almost 100% of the time while I am underway so not like the batteries are coming back low
Any reason i would need bigger amperage. Not worried about keep up with bilge pumps since I highly doubt it will sink in my driveway.
I also run my engines almost 100% of the time while I am underway so not like the batteries are coming back low
MATTANZA
old man of the sea, in training.
- Aug 23, 2004
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- Boston Whaler 25' Outrage "MATTANZA II", 34' Radovcich "AMY ANNE" {when it needs to be fixed}
i have a guest charger 2 bank 20amps auto. i have 3 batteries, 1 27 starting battery #1 , 2 27 deep cycles #2. my starting battery was getting fully charged and holding , but the deep cycles were not getting fully charged, and dying. i started to put the deep cycles on a trickle charger, @ 2 amps , manual for a few days, and they fully charged up. deep cycles are meant to take a slow charge over a longer period than a starting battery.my charger would chargev them up real quick sense a charge and turn off. i only throw the deep cycles on the trickle charger when they're brought down. i keep them topped off with the guest charger.
why I dont have deep cycle batteries. and the reason your only suppose to put like batteries on a charger.
I run all AGM
My prosport finally gave up after 14 years. I replaced it with this Guest charger. Supposedly it's a much better unit that the one I replaced and uses better technology.
I actually just read somewhere those were failing quit a bit. Ill see if I can find the post. It may have been on THT why I went with ProNautic. But also found out that Sterling is the same as PN just a different label.
MATTANZA
old man of the sea, in training.
- Aug 23, 2004
- 5,692
- 3,307
- Name
- RICK
- Boat
- Boston Whaler 25' Outrage "MATTANZA II", 34' Radovcich "AMY ANNE" {when it needs to be fixed}
mine are both lead acid, so they're not different. starting are meant to be rapidly discharged and rapidly charged , deep cycles have different types of plates, and are for slower discharge , and slow charge . i got 5 and 6 years out of my last set of batteries. i'm poor and can't afford the expensive ones like yours, lol.
Pretty happy with the pro-nautic 12-20 - added 2000w marine onboard solutions inverter - powers 600w micro wave and 5 cup coffee maker easy.
