Battery Charger Question

Doetag755 · 07-01-07, 05:07 PM

Let me start by saying that I am about to be a first time boat owner and would rather get the right answer from experienced people than figure it out the wrong way on my own. With that said, my question is about the battery charger...I have a dual pro 2 bank system, and I have heard nothing but contradictions as to the use of it... Can you leave it plugged in all the time, or only as needed? Half of the people I asked say yes, half say no. Which is correct? Also, if you can't leave it plugged in all the time and you store your boat away from your home, how often does it need to be charged, and for how long for the batteries to take a full charge?

zooker · 07-01-07, 06:06 PM

plug it in after you get done for the day charge all night unplug it the next morning. the night before you go plug it in let it top them off.

zooker

bassintom · 07-01-07, 09:00 PM

Mine is always plugged in.It stays on all winter.I never had a problem with it.

Rebbasser · 07-01-07, 11:42 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Just check to see if it has a maintenence mode-I'd bet it does. If so, plug it in when you get home and unplug it when you head out-set it and forget it. I have a Promariner and it stays plugged in all the time. That is the way they are designed now.

07-01-07, 05:07 PM	#1
Doetag755 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Battery Charger Question Let me start by saying that I am about to be a first time boat owner and would rather get the right answer from experienced people than figure it out the wrong way on my own. With that said, my question is about the battery charger...I have a dual pro 2 bank system, and I have heard nothing but contradictions as to the use of it... Can you leave it plugged in all the time, or only as needed? Half of the people I asked say yes, half say no. Which is correct? Also, if you can't leave it plugged in all the time and you store your boat away from your home, how often does it need to be charged, and for how long for the batteries to take a full charge?

07-01-07, 06:06 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	plug it in after you get done for the day charge all night unplug it the next morning. the night before you go plug it in let it top them off. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-01-07, 09:00 PM	#3
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	Mine is always plugged in.It stays on all winter.I never had a problem with it. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

07-01-07, 11:42 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Welcome to the forum! Just check to see if it has a maintenence mode-I'd bet it does. If so, plug it in when you get home and unplug it when you head out-set it and forget it. I have a Promariner and it stays plugged in all the time. That is the way they are designed now. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

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