I know you guys buy high end gear but for the budget guys out there don't buy this charger
I know you guys buy high end gear but for the budget guys out there don't buy this charger
What is battery #2 and what is the charger?Originally Posted by gazza2006au
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Let me edit this post, my 2nd DC Mont battery read 53% charge and 12.8volts i than put it on charge at 4:20pm i charged it untill 12:50am battery led screen was showing 93% charge 13.4volts now it has been sitting off charge from 12:50am to 5:50am its showing 88% charge 13.4volts
Charger is a 14.6v 10amp lifepo4 charger
This is the charger https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12506911...mis&media=COPY
Some pics
I have charged both batteries
First off both batteries arrived at 12.8v 53% charge
Batt 1, was charged for 5 hours now shows 13.2v 90% charge
Batt 2, was charged for 8+ hours now shows 13.14v 88% charge
You get what you pay for
With the cost of LiFePO$ batteries being what they are - The priority should be to look after them with good battery management / charging / maintenance ........
How good do you think a $60 charger will be ?
Yes I get the fact that you are on a budget ...... but seriously , ($0.05 of advice) you need to get into a habit of questioning ..... "why so cheap ?"
Heck - even a Kickass charger will cost you $200 ..... any decent (known brand ) charger start at around $200 & go up from there ..... $300 , $400 , $500 - higher .
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Gazz, ever heard of the saying the "poor man pays twice"?....
This is one of those scenrio's.
Well you haven’t charged them if they are not showing 100%
When the bulk charge is finished they are normally 90-95% charged then it trickles in the remainder at a much slower rate to protect the cells
Electric vehicles do this too as it’s a heat management cell preservation thing.
And look up your manual that came with the batteries as some don’t like being stored at 100 percent.
this is why you need a 25/30 ah charger so can top them up the day before you go for a fish
Lead acid/agm are way simpler to manage if your worried about them lasting.
I think the charger is a lead acid charger rebadged and i got dicked on the purchase, i have contacted the ebay seller for a refund
A victron water proof 12v 10a charger is $200
worth saving for as also has a Bluetooth app and will show how many actual amps has been put into the battery
and via the app can select any battery type to charger
Yeah i was looking at the victron 12amp model i think i will order one when i get a bit of cash
What are the specs on your batteries. They should have a nominated range, generally 20 to 40a for a 100ah battery, the bottom of the range i.e. 20a will give you the longest life out of the battery, the higher end will give you the quickest bulk charge before moving to absorption charge but at a slightly reduced life cycle. 10a is too low and will take way to long to charge it and then possibly not full 100%.
Buy the charger recommended for the specs provided.
Edit: i assumed rather stupidly that You bought 2 x 100ah batteries but dimly recall you were going for 2 x 50ah ones in which case 10a will suffice, but only if you're dealing with quality products.
nah gaz got 100ah batteries, well thats what he posted.
want to see how your going to mount it to the gunnels and keep the head out of the salt water splashing up
Digs reccomended charge rate is 50amps, max charge rate is 80amps
Steve head should be well clear of the gunnel there is a stopper below the head than the bracket those combined are a good 22-25cm so the head should be 30cm above the gunnel
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