Evidently, we all misunderstood the question. The battery minder is advertised to provide a "de-sufating" pulse charge to prevent loss of capacity. This is fine and may or may not add value for your purpose. Had any of us realized that you simply wanted to keep the batteries from self discharging during winter storage you would have received drastically different answers.
For ultra cheap $20 you can find 2amp smart chargers that cycle to prevent over charging. If conditioning or de-sufating was the goal then I would have possibly recommended a higher power portable unit with a conditioning feature. 10-40amps, 3 stage, and conditioning mode, $50-100. Stanley, Schumacher, Vector all have similar units available at the big box, auto, and boat stores. I'm not convinced that the battery minder has a more effective de-sulfating feature than any of the others. Many people prefer to occasionally visit the boat to top up the batteries. This eliminates the risks of overcharge, electical fire, and galvanic corrosion. What type of charger did you already have? What was wrong with using it? Josh Muckley On Dec 17, 2013 10:29 AM, "Curtis" <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Battery Tender Plus 12v 1.25 Amp 3 Stage Smart Charger BT-021-0128 > > Sorry I posted the wrong model. > > > Wal-mart > $66.48 > > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> Hopefully you can return it. You need a 12 volt charger, not an 8 volt >> charger. You also need substantially more than 1.25 amps. This thing will >> barely charge an 8 volt motorcycle battery. >> >> Bill Bina >> >> >> On 12/17/2013 9:47 AM, Curtis wrote: >> >>> After much study and review I purchased a portable charger last night >>> >>> Battery Tender Plus 8v 1.25 Amp 3 Stage Smart Charger BT8v021-0152 >>> This is a very popular 8 volt unit for battery storage. The Battery >>> Tender Plus is a 1.25 amp battery charger designed to fully charge a >>> battery and maintain it at proper storage voltage without the damaging >>> effects caused by trickle chargers. The E-Z quick disconnect harness >>> (1 of each ring ends and alligator clips included) allows you to leave >>> the charger wiring attached to the battery while operating the >>> vehicle. Battery Tender Plus will not overcharge or boil battery when >>> connected long term. >>> >>> I hope it will keep them topped off when I'm not there. >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > > > > -- > “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, > should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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