Deep Cycle Charging

[Mattman]

I've just recently been told by a few people that to charge a deep cycle battery you need to have a charger that is throwing a minimum of 10 amps. Anything lower will greatly reduce your battery life. Is this true?

I got a 1.5 amp charger/maintainer for Christmas a few years ago and thats what I use to charge my bowmount battery with. Its a group 27 battery and if its fully (rarely) drained, it takes about 3 days to charge. It will fully charge my battery overnight under typical conditions. Do I need to reevaluate my charging? Thanks

Matt

[sib]

Mattman,
here are some FAQ's on deep cell batteries:
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/~schmaus/dcbat.html
I've heard trickle charging is best, because the electrolyte has more time to penetrate the plates during the longer charge.

"go outside and play'
sib

[Hans]

Go to the URL below.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/commerce/command/ExecMacro/west_advisor.d2w/show_advisor?fn=474a.htm

Hans

[GORD]

You are trying to bail a Pro V with a teaspoon. It will work but there a lot better methods. There is a lot of mystery and misunderstanding about batteries, battery chargers and other electrical things. Lots of bad advice, old wives tales and B/S. Personally... I've never fully understood it and don't think I ever could, so I play it safe and go with the manufacturers recommendations. WORKS FOR ME !!!!