Wet (flooded) cell charging in an enclosed space is certainly a concern,
what with the vented hydrogen & oxygen gases. The HydroCap Corp. in
Miami developed a solution many years ago which has been used in marine,
solar & industrial installations where charging gases might accumulate.
HydroCap
Paul,
That is correct, the A&A Smartcharger may become a light load (175uA)
when off, but I see no reason to ever turn it off if you have a battery
connected to it.
A word of caution about batteries - while the gel cells can be safely
used in an unvented area, a deep discharge battery (or an
If I connect a K3/100, a 2 meter rig, a 140 Amp Hour deep discharge
battery, and the A&A Engineering 5 Amp Smart Charger, all in
parallel, my understanding is that it would work fine.
The key here is that the A&A Engineering Smart Charger is already
protected against becoming a load if it
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