[Public-list] Battery Chargers?

[George Dinwiddie]

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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