I am going to replace the house bank batteries on my boat to AGMs. Will this charger be appropriate for keeping them charged in this environment?
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I use it to charge my AGM battery bank at my cabin and it seems to work fine.
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Yep they will work with AGM's, I don't have a boat, so I can't answer that part, but as far as the batteries go this is a great charger for them. I would say as long as the battery bank is in a dry area you should be good to go.
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I use my solar charger in a boat to keep the automatic bilge running. The only thing I can comment upon is low light. I do know that the charger is not sufficient to keep my boat batteries charged if I put the boat on a trailer and keep it in an unenclosed carport. The carport is open on both ends (North and South) and on the West side as well. Evidently not enough sun light gets in to sufficiently charge the boats batteries while the boat is parked in the carport. There are some shade trees around the carport also that may be contributing to the issue.
96971
It will work just fine. You select each bank seperately on what type of battery it is charging. You can charge 3 different types of batteries of you want
1797685
in my opinion this charger will charge your batteries as it has a agm setting which is good for your batteries but just to be sure seeing the size of your batteries and the expense of them I would go with a bigger amp charger
1045648
Yes. I have this mounted on my boat dock to charge a 12 v Battery for my boat lift. Working perfectly.
903319
If the generator has clean output I see no reason that the BatteryMinder AGM could fail to charge a big AGM battery. A cleaner solution might be to charge the bank direct from the solar cells, as long as the solar array doesn't have enough power to overcharge the AGM bank.
1007116
Yes - to a point. The best option is to keep your batteries from becoming heavily sulfated in the first place. This charger, if used perhaps for a monthly top off in a vehicular application, should prevent that.
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It works fine for any size battery. A slower charge is better for the battery as it creates less heat. If you are not in a rush this will work fine. For your battery, it will take it from a state of charge of 50% t0 90% in under 5 hours and will have it topped off by 7 hours or so. I like this charger so well, I'm buying two more. One to put a winter maintenance charge on all my equipment batteries, and one as a permanent install on a car. I have the 10 Amp version which I'm also very pleased with. I use in to charge my boat battery which is a little small but I'll be swapping it out for two larger batteries. It works fine for any size battery. A slower charge is better for the battery as it creates less heat. If you are not in a rush this will work fine. For your battery, it will take it from a state of charge of 50% t0 90% in under 5 hours and will have it topped off by 7 hours or so. I like this charger so well, I'm buying two more. One to put a winter maintenance charge on all my equipment batteries, and one as a permanent install on a car. I have the 10 Amp version which I'm also very pleased with. I use in to charge my boat battery which is a little small but I'll be swapping it out for... » Read More It works fine for any size battery. A slower charge is better for the battery as it creates less heat. If you are not in a rush this will work fine. For your battery, it will take it from a state of charge of 50% t0 90% in under 5 hours and will have it topped off by 7 hours or so. I like this charger so well, I'm buying two more. One to put a winter maintenance charge on all my equipment batteries, and one as a permanent install on a car. I have the 10 Amp version which I'm also very pleased with. I use in to charge my boat battery which is a little small but I'll be swapping it out for two larger batteries. « Show Less
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Yes! it is excellent for car batteries and will maintain the charge without overcharging. - Len - 661-245-2000 - Racecrafters-USA
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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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this charger will charge each battery up to 20 amps per bank,as needed.the charger monitors the level of the charge,and maintains the battery at full capacity.I installed this model on a 28ft bayliner,and left it on thru the brutally cold winter,all three batteries are still at 100%
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I am using this charger on a 10Ah battery in the trunk of a street rod, and am completely satisfied with its performance. You might be happier with a rapid AGM charger, since that might minimize the time your generator would need to run. This charger slows down the charging as the battery nears full charge, then goes into maintain mode (charging, allowing slight discharge, then charging again to keep it at full charge).
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No, not in my opinion. This unit will recondition and charge a very low AGM battery while most charger won't. Optima also offers a smaller trickle unit that will insure your AGM stays healthy assuming your AGM is in a vehicle that sits more than it's driven - or boat...
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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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Hello;In response to your question. Yes, the charger will work quite well for the Deep cycle battery. I use it on my Marine trolling batteries that draw down to nothing all the time. It works great! Jim
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I would not recommend extended use on the AGM batteries. It's OK to use on occasion if you need a quick boost. The charging profile on a lead acid battery and an AGM battery are different and over time this charger could shorten the service time/life of an AGM battery.
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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.