Can I install this on my camper for year-round battery charging?
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.
1072126
Yes, it does have a charge limiter. However you should still do regular checks and you might want a higher wattage one if you have a large electrical draw.
1072127
hi aaron it's a trickle charger only, you can't run anything, like light's, it's best that if you have a disconnect switch to turn it off. this is for maintaining the battery when not in use, works great for that!!!
896852
Yes you can, but in the long run it's not good for the battery. It also has the car charger.
2059704
I would think you would attach the pigtail with the alligator clips to your battery terminals and attach the pigtail to the charging unit
1373725
You probably could but why would you want to? Because the BatteryMinder has some pretty sensitive electronics to monitor the battery charge level and temperature, I would not recommend leaving it attached to the battery when you start the vehical... at least I wouldn't do that.
721723
You could do that, sure, but the idea of the charger is to maintain, not recharge. They should call it a maintainer instead! It won't charge a dead battery; rather, it'll keep a live battery from going dead. So--if you know the battery is live, you might do as you've said, but if your trailer was mine, I'd keep the battery attached to the charger full time. That's what I do, and it works. Eric
1212762
Sure, but it would be better to use a trickle charger attached to your battery for the entire winter.
221003
I bought this got my camper. Works great with 2 batteries. Not sure it would keep your trolling battery charged if you're using it frequently. If your boat charges batteries when running this might keep them topped off for you when sitting at dock.
862998
This shouldn't be a problem. You could use a couple of half inch aluminum angle strips and mount them in the frame with screws at the angle you want. I wouldn't set them on the roof of your camper without securing them. I see a number of them on the ground at camp sites. Mine are mounted on top of our motorhome and have the ability to raise them to gain better solar. The roof is quarter inch fiber glass. If you go to Harbor Freight web site you can see how they have done theirs.
540306
Sure. I purchased a half dozen of the battery leads, and leave them attached to the batteries on two riding mowers, a farm tractor, a pickup truck, and three twelve volt batteries on solar chargers. In the winter, I just move the battery minder charger to and from the different devices.
826387
I would believe the instructions! Keep the + and - of the panels isolated from your trailer ground. The charge controller to batt should go directly to + and - terminals of batt ( + should go thru a 30A fuse! ).
1369975
Yes you can. I leave mine hooked up to my bass boat - charging the trolling motor battery as well as the main battery. I leave it plugged in all year, and only unplug it when I get time 2-3 times a year to use my boat. I store the boat in a non-temperature controlled sea container - and I live near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Winter temps can drop down to -45 C (-49 F)
1365322
Should be no problem. I have the Battery Tender Junior .75A charger and the folks at BT said it would be fine. Since I live in Texas I get to ride a lot during the winter but those days or weeks when I can't, it works fine. If you want to be sure just call the folks at BT (Battery Tender).
1094251
That's the idea behind any type of battery charger AC to DC. If I understand your question properly, you have the Tender plugged into a regular AC outlet and are charging a 12v DC ATV battery. It will work just fine.
60881
Yes you can hook it straight to the boats 12 volt battery just make sure you use the included fuse.
982327
Hi, Sharon. It seems to me that a camper would utilize a solar panel that is permanently mounted. A "hard" panel, as opposed to this folding unit would be cheaper. Perhaps 1/3rd of the cost for the same wattage. You're paying quite a bit more to have the folding/soft and light style. This unit is more for having in a car or boat, or even a backpack, and put into action only when needed-- and not permanently affixed to the top of a parked RV or camper, during the week, charging the batteries for the next excursion IMHO. But to answer your question, my controller inputs take two bare wires from the panel. So I modified the adapter (that has alligator clips) that the panel came with by cutting the clips off so that the terminal ends are bare. The controller then locked them in with screws. You could actually just cut the plug off from the terminal end of the wire coming out of the panel, but I feel better about chopping up an adapter than cutting the plug off of the panel. Anyway, I hope I answered your question without rambling too much. -Scott
1413279
Actually you can, Battery Plus sells the battery, take your time with the install
241920
If you have a portable battery charger you can. You can also find battery chargers at best buy and radioshack.