Can you charge this battery with a normal automobile battery charger (10/2 watts) ?
1163810
Yes. I would recommend you use a smart charger, like a Battery-Tender, that senses when the battery is getting charged and switches to a trickle charge, to avoid overcharging.
966783
Yes you can, as long the battery have enough 10.8 to 12.5 Volt, the better cables size is #2 gauge. The thick cable can deliver good power to appliance. Good luck
1678413
It will more than likely work *IF* the accessory plug is hot with the ignition off, and the placement of the panel gets good sun for at least 1/2 of the day. 2.4W at 13.8V (or so) is only about 175 mA that will certainly NOT blow a fuse, but will trickle maintain an automotive battery if in good condition. I don't say 'trickle charge' since 175 mA isn't quite enough to expect that kind of result. I have mine in my camper facing East and the 2 year old battery is still fully charged after sitting for 3 months so far.
687595
You are mixing watt hours with milli amp hours in your question. If the battery is made for the product it should work okay. The current rating of the battery is not very critical. If the new battery is of a higher current rating it will take a bit longer to charge.
1481436
Thank you for contacting us about your battery tender. Unfortunately, the ring terminals will be too small for standard automotive terminals, but you would be able to use the alligator clips that are provided with the charger.
1106551
I just use a generic automotive float charger. Take a look at these options. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=float%20charger I'm sure one of these will work fine for you.
1220562
Probably not. Your battery pack is giving you 10 watts peak, Your charger needs 9.6 watts. This requires the converter to be 96% efficient. It probably can't make this. Do you know if your 12v device really does need a full 0.8A? Is is that just the max rating of the charger you are trying to replace?
1725611
Not to my knowledge, I sent 2 of these units back, first one failed and the second failed as well on 110V. This charger might be OK for small batteries but not worth it for any car or truck battery. I would not recommend it at all.
2002407
I used a standard car battrery and it ran a radio 2 40 watt lamps for days before needing a charge. Make sure you dont get poitive and negitive mixed up. It killed my inverter dead.
2183055
It all depends on the charger you have. The voltage will be the same as a car battery but the amp hour rating will be much lower. Think of the amp rating as the amount of energy the battery will hold. Just check you charger for the amp ratings its capable of charging. If it will charge at something close to 2 amps, you should be okay. Hope this helps.
984700
Yes, but you must wire two batteries together in series to put the unit in 24V mode where it can handle 260 watts. If not, you will exceed its 130 watt capacity in 12V mode. So you can charge one battery with one panel at a time or charge 2 batteries at a time with two panels. Nice setup!
1567082
The 12V charger on this unit is minimal, maybe 10 watts, it should say in the specs, but I don't remember. I know I used the 12V plug on my motor home start battery and it barely made a difference on a 600 watt battery. You could use a separate 12V charger as long as it doesn't demand too many watts. Good luck.
1347106
I wouldn't recommend doing that. If you want a higher amp single battery charger, they make a 15amp one.
1263778
No, the first two (5 and 10) are Watts, not amps. At 2.1A, this provides about the same power as the 10W iPad charger (multiply by 5V, which is USB standard). I have this outlet and it does seem to charge at full rate.
1483370
No. For starters a "normal" battery charger (if you are talking about what you'd plug AA's into) is designed for batteries that get to around 1.5 V or so, way less than what this one is rated for. And of course it won't connect without a bunch of custom splicing and screwing around. And they are a totally different kind of battery as well. If you're going to own something that requires this kind of battery, you need to also own the proper way to charge it.
399036
yea it can be charged but it will take longer to charge becaus of the low wattage associated with car chargers
1558202
Yes It can be charged with a standard lead acid battery charger as long as the charger does not have an anti sulphation phase in its charging cycle. this is very important.