Time of charging question

Hi Ron

You can definately go a bigger charger - 15 amps would be good.

To give you best answer one needs to know the battery as they have different charging rates depending on construction.

Can you get manufacturers data ?

The second issue is wether you like to play with stuff and do it yourself ?

For instance I replace the charge my fridge uses overnight in under 1/2 hour because I have an Orbital 50AH battery which can be charged at 40-50amps for a short time if you keep an eye on the heat and voltage.
To do this I use a low cost 45amp charger with variable volts control.
(Mostly though - I'm in the bush and just run the car and this is sort of what the alternator does)

I wouldn't reccomend the manual fast charge method to anyone who doesn't like playing with this stuff because you can stuff the battery without to much trouble.

A safe straight answer to your question would be to use a controlled charger like the C-Tek 15amp unit or equivalent.

Ron,

Buy a Ctek 25 amp charger, and keep your genny running times to a minimum.

Realise they are >$500, but the extra fuel is going to cost in long term too. I've got the 7amp Ctek, and its like watching paint dry, when charging a 100ah battery.

Hooroo,
Bob.

Thanks especially Geoff, those ebay deals look good.

further question though???

will the 25amp run on my honda eu20i??

surely watts = volts x amps

= 6kw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron

A CTek 7 amp charger won't charge any faster than a 7 amp charger that costs 1/4 the price.

The extra "modes" in a CTek provide protection for exceptional situations - overdischarge etc.

Hi

I notice in the warranty information on the Ebay site that the warranty does not cover the charger if powered by a geni.

Having a Ctek myself and the Honda 20EU20i I would welcome any comments.

Is the seller just covering is backside?

They are certainly a good price.

Got the XS25000.

So far seems to be doing a very good reconditioning job on my 100ah I was ready to turf.

Thanks everyone


Ron