I live in north Wisconsin, could I hook this up to my boat batteries for the winter without removing the batteries for the winter? It gets well below.
278983
I'm not 100% on the difference the cold makes, but I leave my boat (here in TX) hooked to power, using this charger. Now, I run gel batteries for everything. It works great for me. I can't see why it would be any different in the cold. The issue isn't the charger- it's only a matter of whether cold harms batteries, themselves, in any way; the charger doesn't care what the temperature is, it'll charge them safely as long it's got power. Good luck and I hope this helps!
278984
Definitely. I'm not positive what the lower limit of the charger is, but I live near Edmonton, Alberta Canada, and I use mine to keep my trolling battery and main battery charged during the year when not in use - and also through the winter. My boat is stored in a non-heated seacontainer in my yard, and temperatures drop to -40 C here (-40 F).
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Don't see why not. I leave mine plugged in all summer , when it is fully charged it quits charging. If I could leave mine plugged in alI winter, I would. They say a good battery will hold a charge all winter if fully charged when it is put away and doesn't have anything drawing on it.
1046864
I have not had this happen to me and have had one in my boat for over three years. It works great! I go fishing every two weeks and charge my batteries as soon as I get home. They are always ready to go on my next trip.
1072125
I installed mine on top of a party boat outboard and it seems to do a good job of keeping the battery charged year round. It needs better terminal clamps or replace them with crimped on fittings though. It is just a trickle charger though.
1950956
I would not recommend putting it on a battery. Plus it has a magnet, so it is ment to be attached magnetically. Unless you are somewhere where it is -40, you probably don't need a battery warmer.
1264048
Yes you can , there is a small built in mount at the rear and you can put the battery in one of the back foot wells or the cooler . I had one mounted on the boat before this one and ran all over our lake and it was real quiet .
368057
I got mine hooked right up to the main battery in my boat.. I guess it's up to how long your gonna use it for.
2132772
I wouldn't use it for that purpose exactly. The electrical draw of the motor would exceed the capacity of the panel to recharge while in use. However, you could use the panel to charge the battery when not in active use on the boat.
2044780
I really don't know but the manufacturer may be able to help. The other problem is the batteries are charged by sunlight and while I have never had a problem you might during the winter. I really like mine it has worked flawlessly since I installed it.
1869355
Yes. I would get some wire. Generously. Enough to cover the distance from battery to motor plus some. (don't want it tight.) Funny enough, it's been so long since I've bought mine that I can't remember if it came with screws for mounting or not. But other then that, you're ready to go to the water !
531706
I leave mine plugged in all winter and it's fine. I don't think it's a drain on the battery to leave it plugged in.
1509043
Honestly I don't know. I don't do much boating, but if the connectors are similar to that of a car battery then there's nothing stopping it from working. One thing I do know is that if it's a sealed lead acid battery do NOT charge it when the voltage gets near 11vt. It'll ruin the battery. As far as the equipment is concerned, I must admit there was something wrong with the packing and they sent me the wrong stuff. I bought a different charge controller called the 'cyclopse' and it worked fine.
2268219
yes, you can. That is how we kept our battery charged all winter, connected to a solar panel.
636071
I haven't recharged it yet but am planning and expecting to after this winter. I do not see any reason why you couldn't recharge it.
1931509
once a month is fine it is a deep cycle battery it wont hurt it if i gets a little low on charge. Most boat batteries dont get charged all winter and are still charged enough to start the boat.
2025436
yes, you need a power source from somewhere. you should be able to find a hot under the console from another item on the terminal block, depending on boat accessories.
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We purchased one of these lights last year for a vacation home in central wisconsin.When we went back to the house this year it was working just fine and i know they had some very cold weather this past winter.no battery problems at all.we havent changed them yet
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I've got a 12volt everlast marine battery. Seemed a little big for my pontoon but it works just fine. Don't have a fish finder yet but depending on the size of boat your using I'm sure connecting it to the battery wouldn't hurt. That's what I plan on doing.