04-15-2007, 11:09 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Your 2 amp should work fine. I know of others who have used that satisfactorily.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I would suggest that you get a voltage tester, and that you use it to test the battery before you put it on the charger and at intervals, to learn how quickly your charger will bring your battery back up to full charge after use. That will insure that you charge it properly without leaving it on longer than necessary. Not so much of a potential problem with a low amp trickle charger but it might not be good for the battery with the higher amp charger. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some SLA batteries have lights or audible signals when they are fully charged. Most do not. Same with chargers. There are some that either have a signal or automatically shut off. If you don't have something like that you need to watch a charging battery more carefully. I have been told that there is no harm in leaving a battery on the charger...AT LOW AMPS. Not sure what the difference would be for the 2 amp.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since different model sonars draw batteries down at differrent rates, we each need to find out just how our system works. Once we know that six hours on the water equates to "X" amount of time on the charger afterward it becomes easier to maintain our batteries better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I would suggest that you get a voltage tester, and that you use it to test the battery before you put it on the charger and at intervals, to learn how quickly your charger will bring your battery back up to full charge after use. That will insure that you charge it properly without leaving it on longer than necessary. Not so much of a potential problem with a low amp trickle charger but it might not be good for the battery with the higher amp charger. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some SLA batteries have lights or audible signals when they are fully charged. Most do not. Same with chargers. There are some that either have a signal or automatically shut off. If you don't have something like that you need to watch a charging battery more carefully. I have been told that there is no harm in leaving a battery on the charger...AT LOW AMPS. Not sure what the difference would be for the 2 amp.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since different model sonars draw batteries down at differrent rates, we each need to find out just how our system works. Once we know that six hours on the water equates to "X" amount of time on the charger afterward it becomes easier to maintain our batteries better.[/#0000ff]
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