How long would it take to charge all six batteries and is it a trickle charge? Any help appreciated! thanks
1669642
Has the two settings 5 or 10 amp.5 is for a slow charge.I used it to charge my 6 batteries in my lowrider for the hydraulics.worked great every time.start charging them in the evening and let it charge overnight and by morning i was ready to hit the switches.well worth the money.
1805088
I never timed it exactly but i'd say for just two batteries it takes about three, maybe four, but i doubt it really. and for all four it does take a long time I think I had it charging over night honestly. I typically do them two at a time since i use them for my Xbox one controller. Hope that helps.
691120
Yes, But that depends on how much you are drawing them down. If it is to just keep them charged up (trickle charge) definitely yes. For an example if you are drawing 5 amps per hr. for 10 hrs your batteries would need to be rated together at 50 amp/hr. Your charger and panel would be able to keep up to this But the sun doesn't shine every day so you could start to run out charge. and the batteries will drain down. The six months in summer it would be able to maintain the batteries. You just have to be able to put back into the batteries what you have taken out of them.
1530488
These batteries can be stored for a limited time. If you are going to store them for months at a time, then they need to be charged periodically. I would charge them once a month. I am not sure about extended trickle charging.
260312
Barbara it takes 4hrs. + 40min. to charge 4 batteries and half that time for 2. Look at the arrows for where to charge 2 at a time or 4.
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.
1091276
You can carge up to 8 at a time and they all have the same charge. I haven't had any problems with the charger. It just depends on the batieries you get for it. You can charge aAA's and AA's. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
687597
Never tried what you ask but the odds are high that it will. Trickle chargers supply a certain voltage and current level and rely upon time for the battery to accumulate the AH storage. They watch the battery voltage as it charges to decide when to stop. Since the voltage rating of the battery is the same the charger ought to stop when the battery is "full". It will just take longer to get there.
153063
It depends on your "charger" not on the battery. The charger that I use allows me to charge one or up four batteries at a time.
1784845
This will do the job! It is not like a trickle charger. This unit actually maintains the battery by charging only when needed, and also sends out a high frequency signal at certain intervals in order to vibrate the battery plates. Battery plates start collecting sulfite crystals, which is the most common cause of batteries going bad. The vibration knocks these sulfite crystals off the plates.
865681
If the battery is initially charged, then yes, the trickle charger will maintain it. I use it on all my bike batteries in such a way.
243760
We installed it in our 45 foot power boat to charge 2 8D batteries. It is a slow charge. We are using it on our starter batteries only. We do start our boat weekly and it is good enough for that purpose. Will it take more often use, we don't think so. We'd get bigger panel if we were to start the boat on daily basis. It's a great trickle charger.
1647779
If you're going to have a battery not used for months at a time then disconnect it. I don't think this charger would be good as a trickle charger. The smart charging features I think would be too aggressive for long durations even on a 2A setting. I've kept it plugged in overnight to charge it and I think it only works well for something like that because of the frequency with which it monitors the battery. I would hope a trickle charger would only need to kick on every couple of hours or even days. This thing will monitor the charge every second and can even sometimes fully cycle the battery due to glitches in the smart charger. I've put a minor drained 12v battery of 10v and it wanted to deep cycle it. You can manually bypass that. Maybe now you can see why a trickle charge wouldn't be a good idea. This is an excellent recharger for any home (an I love it for what it's meant to do) but a trickle charger no.
1816043
It trickle charges. The charger has no way of telling when the battery is full so it keeps supplying 5 volt power to the USB port. Personally I prefer this as it means the battery is 100% charged in the morning.
364184
Only if there is a residual charge in the batteries first. Suggestion, break the new batteries in 12V units and use a automotive battery charger to charge any pair that lacks any voltage. The reconnect all batteries and install this trickle charger. It should fully charge the batteries then...
475508
No very simple. should take less than a half hour if all your batteries are all within 6 ft or so
810525
Yes you can. The charger is designed to recognize a full charge and then will trickle charge so that the batteries stay charged and ready but not overcharged. I am doing the same on mine