Will this work to repetitively full charge 18ah AGM deep cycle battery?: www.amazon.com/ML18-12-CB19-12-Rechar...
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My best answer is to check with the battery mfr. with the specs of the Battery Minder. I have another one for 2 - Lifeline 27T 100 AH AGMs in my camper and Lifeline had no objection. AGM batteries don't have need to destratify (my word...I forget the proper term) the acid, so there might be cheaper units without that feature designed for AGMs. Incidentally, my Vette will be 10 yrs. old in a few weeks..original battery.
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I used the 200w report solar panel system to charge that batt. 3 of us ran laptops and phones as well as a heavy water pump and the solar panel kept it full almost always. Did this for 17 days. I'm not sure how much AGM batteries are meant to deep cycle though so look into that.
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Yes it does work at full rated amps but only for very short periods. It constantly cycles out of the higher amperage because the unit cannot handle hard charges. It is OK if you are charging one battery over night or for more that 4-6 hours and need the surge to kick out a start, but it is a light duty charger. Do not expect it to charge a battery bank of 2 or more batteries.
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I've used it to charge many different types of ni-cads and and ni-mh's. Seems to work very well. I have a few eneloop 1900 mah and they charge well. I have not had a lot of luck with the eneloop lasting very long since they are only 1.9amp so have changed to other larger amperage batteries. Energizer 2.3 and Precision 2.9amp. But the charger seems to handle all of them.
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Most any good charger will work. Check to see if it has a special setting for AGM batteries. If so use it.
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Hi, it is a deep cycle battery and should work fine for a trolling motor for several hours.Regards,BuyClerk
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I can't say specifically that it will work with that particular battery but I can say that I've used it with multiple sealed batteries in that range with very good results. Side note: This battery tender has restored two of three vented lead acid that couldn't be charged by any traditional charger.
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I am not using it on AGM batteries, but they are just lead acid batteries in a more efficient configuration, so I wouldn't be afraid to use this battery charger on AGM batteries.
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This is a starting battery not a heavy duty deep cycle battery. It would work but you should buy the heaven duty deep cycle battery for a longer life...
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Don't know as I have only used on deep cycle battery. I don't see any reason why not.
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I've read where the agm batt can be charged by this charger when connected in parallel with another conventional battery. I also know that there are agm battery chargers available. I suggest that you look up the charging of the agm on youtube. Someone has probably already solved this type of problem. Cheers.
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I curently have an AGM battery in my car and it works amazing. it is mounted on my garage wall and I plug it in to the 12v port of the car. Great for a car that is parked alot of the time or driven daily.
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Any 12-volt deep cycle will do but don't get one of those skinny ones. The ones you want are roughly the size of a car battery. I'll try to check the brand of mine and update this, it's worked for 4-5 weekends a year for almost 10 years now
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Yes. The amperage is also referred to as "drain". The battery will only deliver as many mA's as the device requires. A higher rating simply means it will work with higher drain devices.
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If they are a 2 cell or 3 cell it should be fine. If it is higher than a 3 cell, reliability comes into question based on many people's units complaining of the unit failing when using it for such a purpose. I can only comment that it works well on usage up to a 2 cell lipo battery. If I remember right, it automatically times out if it charges for so long. I don't remember what that time duration is. I will check next time I go to charge a battery. So if you charge at a low amperage rate then there is a possibility it could time out and you would have to restart the charge cycle, a few times if you have a low charge rate battery. It has a max charging current limitation of 5A so be aware if you have high rate batteries capable of being charged between 5-10A you will still only be able to charge at a max of 5A. I've never used higher than 3A charging current.
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I would not use this charger on a AGM or gel batteries. It has a voltage ramp-up (15-16 volts) periodically to reduce accumulation of sulfites on plates which is not good for these types of batteries.
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Yes! it is excellent for car batteries and will maintain the charge without overcharging. - Len - 661-245-2000 - Racecrafters-USA