Battery Charger

[brunowren]

I have a eveready (Walmart) Marine/RV Battery Charger. after charging my deep cycle batt (or any battery) for a little while the Negative clip gets really hot, almost to much to touch... Whats the deal with that.... The battery never really goes to Full charge either

 

[waterone1@aol.com]

Re: Battery Charger

First guess would be a bad connection from the wire to the clip. Most of these are crimped on, and if loose will cause heat. You also want to make sure that the clip has a good spring in it so that it clamps down tightly on the battery post. In general, any loose connection carrying current will heat up.

 

[brunowren]

Re: Battery Charger

Great! Thanks waterone I will check that out when I get home tonight!

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: Battery Charger

Also have your battery load tested. At one time I tried every battery charger Walmart carried. None of them were any good. I wound up with a sears charger and never had any problems with it. I've since gone to an on board charger. They are by far the best way to go.

 

[brunowren]

Re: Battery Charger

Does the "Onboad Charger" have to plugged in when you get home still or does the motor charge it ? I am assuming you just run a extension cord out to the boat, I would just hate to have stuff ripped off!

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: Battery Charger

On Board chargers plug in at home, they are permanently mounted in the boat & permanently connected to the batts. All you need to do is plug them in when you get home. They are waterproof & 'smart'.