Posted by Bob M on April 11, 2008 at 10:05:44 from (151.190.254.108):
In Reply to: Re: battery charging posted by Janicholson on April 11, 2008 at 09:27:49:
Jim - That works! However I prefer to use a 12 volt headlight bulb (or a 1156 backup light bulb) wired in series with the charger instead of a 6 volt lamp for a couple reasons:
1 - The 12 volt bulb limits max charging current to a lower level - about 3 amps or so. Thus less chance of harming the battery as it reaches full charge.
2 - If the battery fails short or there's otherwise a short in the charging circuit, a 12 volt lamp will simply light up normally. OTOH a 6 volt lamp will burn out almost instantly - it becomes essentially a rather expensive fuse.
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BTW your advice to not leave a 6 volt battery charging in the manner unattended is very good indeed!
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