Deep cycle battery

[Edson19]

Can u use a trickle charger on a deep cycle battery, lead acid?

 

[dingbat]

Can u use a trickle charger on a deep cycle battery, lead acid?

https://www.pulsetech.net/media/wysiwyg/Pulsetech/etc/Trickle-vs-Maintenance-Chargers.pdf

 

[mike_i]

Yes you can, get a smart charger and keep an eye on the water/acid level to make sure you don't run it dry.

Can u use a trickle charger on a deep cycle battery, lead acid?

 

[JimS123]

Don't ever use a trickle charger on any battery. Buy a Smart Charger, set it for the type battery you have, and it will turn off and cycle as necessary.

A trickle charger will keep trickling until it burns off all your battery fluid.

 

[Edson19]

Yes you can, get a smart charger and keep an eye on the water/acid level to make sure you don't run it dry.

Thank you. Any suggestions as to type?

 

[Edson19]

https://www.pulsetech.net/media/wysiwyg/Pulsetech/etc/Trickle-vs-Maintenance-Chargers.pdf

Thank you. Any suggestions on what brand?

 

[cptbill]

NOCO Genius GEN5X3, 3-Bank, 15-Amp (5-Amp Per Bank) Fully-Automatic Smart. Use this in my Regal and the Wellcraft also put one on the motorhome

 

[Chris1956]

Trickle chargers are fine. They charge at 3A or less maximum, and taper off to 1Amp or less, as the battery charges. 1Amp charging will not damage or run a battery dry, especially if it is cold. I would charge it for a day or two every month or two.

 

[JimS123]

Trickle chargers are fine. They charge at 3A or less maximum, and taper off to 1Amp or less, as the battery charges. 1Amp charging will not damage or run a battery dry, especially if it is cold. I would charge it for a day or two every month or two.

Yes, that's the proper way, but some people don't know any better and let it trickle for a long time.

 

[JimS123]

Thank you. Any suggestions on what brand?

I have an older Sears brand charger (Craftsman) and a West Marine Smart Charger and both work well. Since I have a bunch of batteries to tend to last year I bought a Schumacher (brand) charger. Awesome performance and the best one I ever had.

 

[Edson19]

Thanks

 

[lrdchaos]

Yes, that's the proper way, but some people don't know any better and let it trickle for a long time.

An some people don’t have access to their boat every day. For instance, my boat is 90 miles away at the lake so I needed a smart charger to plug in and be confident that is wouldn’t melt the batteries down if I didn’t see the boat for a week or two.