[Public-list] Battery Chargers?

[Amy & David Swanson]

George  & others -

Well they put these on sale last week so I bought one too.  Where did you 
mount yours?  One other person mentioned the hanging locker, but I am not 
sure if the cables will be long enough.

David Swanson
Strayaway Child
Alberg 30 #229
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Battery Chargers?


> Amy & David Swanson wrote:
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on battery chargers?  I have been
>> using portable ones that have a cut-off, but they keep crapping out
>> after 1 - 2 years & either stop charging or stay on & boil the
>> batteries dry.  I was thinking of getting a true permanently-mounted
>> marine charger.  I have 2 banks of regular wet-cell batteries (group
>> 27's).  I do not plan on leaving the charger hooked up but would like
>> one with an isolation transformer & a complete automatic shut off.
>> Capacity/quick charge is not a big issue as I usually plug in
>> overnight at the marina when I am there.  Anyone have any
>> recommendations?
>
> I've been using (for a couple years, now) one I got on sale at Bass Pro
> Shops.  It's the XPS 5/5/5 model (see
> http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=74190&hvarTarget=search
> for the latest version, which is a little fancier than mine) which
> outputs 15 amps combined to up to three batteries, though I'm using it
> for just two group 27s.  It seems to work OK, and does a multi-stage 
> charge.
>
>
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