Posted by John T on January 04, 2012 at 15:01:29 from (66.87.7.135):
Okay, so Im in the market to replace the cheap basic generic battery charger/converter in my RV with a so called "3 Stage" or "Smart Charger" and am looking for experience and opinions on different brands.
Im NOT talking a cheap old technology charger, I have plenty of those lying around, Im talking one that has at the minumin automatic multi stages such as BULK CHARGE,,,,ABSORPTION CHARGE,,,,,,,FLOAT CHARGE,,,,,,AND PERHAPS ALSO EQUALIZATION CAPABILITY........(Talkin flooded lead acid here, Im NOT into AGM yet)
The use is in my RV that has three in paralell 125 AH 12 volt (Group 31 if I recall) RV/Marine quasi "deep cycle" batteries that I want to properly maintain, charge and prevent plate sulfation so I get as long a life as possible. Im already familair with keeping them charged and battery maintainers and the advanatges and disadvantages of true deep cycle and golf cart batteries etc etc etc IM JUST LOOKIN FOR EXPERIECNE AND OPINIONS ON DIFFERENT BRANDS OF CHARGERS to best maintain the three batteries I already have...Maybe in a few years when they need replaced I will look at Golf Cart style of batteries etc etc but now I just want a good brand of multi stage smart charger to protect what I currently am using......
PS I really want the Equilization Capability and hope its automatic or else I guess I can just manually do that myself every month or so as recommended by the battery manufacturer
PS I was just on the road and dry camped off the grid for 8 days and between my rooftop solar panel and ocassionally starting my Onan Generator or the RV with its 80 amp alternator my 3 batteries (375 AH) did great and I could go on dry camping almost indefinitely but arrived at my RV park today so Im plugged in now
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