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Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? #2114806 05/15/17 10:21 AM 05/15/17 10:21 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,057 AL BamaGuitarDude OP 12 point
BamaGuitarDude OP 12 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,057 AL	Hey everybody, have a technical Q for the folks on here; I need to get a trolling motor for my jon boat, which means I'll need to get a deep cycle battery... I have the trickle charger in the pic below that I've used for years on my motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc. Can I use this charger with a marine/deep cycle battery, as well, or do I need to get another "deep cycle" charger specifically for my trolling motor battery? Much thanks in advance! BGD Last edited by BamaGuitarDude; 05/15/17 10:22 AM. ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: BamaGuitarDude] #2114818 05/15/17 10:32 AM 05/15/17 10:32 AM
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workn4livn 4 point W Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 482 Citronelle al but working in O...	It should work fine as long as you don't run the battery completely dead saturday evening and want a hot battery sunday morning

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: workn4livn] #2114821 05/15/17 10:34 AM 05/15/17 10:34 AM
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BamaGuitarDude OP 12 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,057 AL	Originally Posted By: workn4livn It should work fine as long as you don't run the battery completely dead saturday evening and want a hot battery sunday morning Gotcha; so what you're saying is a charger specific for deep cycle will juice the battery a lot quicker, huh? ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: BamaGuitarDude] #2114835 05/15/17 10:50 AM 05/15/17 10:50 AM
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trlrdrdave 14 point Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 7,596 Hartselle, AL	Originally Posted By: BamaGuitarDude Originally Posted By: workn4livn It should work fine as long as you don't run the battery completely dead saturday evening and want a hot battery sunday morning Gotcha; so what you're saying is a charger specific for deep cycle will juice the battery a lot quicker, huh? No he is saying at 1.25 amps that dead battery won't be charged the next morning. "In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get, but in time of peace, for Lord's sake, send them to somebody else." General Edward H. Plummer "Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight." Jeff Cooper

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: BamaGuitarDude] #2114883 05/15/17 11:43 AM 05/15/17 11:43 AM
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riverrat 10 point Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,798 ......	A deep cycle battery needs to be charged at much higher amps. The life of a DC is throwing the juice to it as fast as the juice is pulled from it. Improper charging is why most folks only get a few years out of there batteries. I'm pushing 15amp per bank and never let them sit drained. Going on the 8th year on the batteries I have now

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: BamaGuitarDude] #2115099 05/15/17 04:09 PM 05/15/17 04:09 PM
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PaintRock0 8 point P Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,815 North AL.	this has worked for me 6 years on the same deep cycle batteries. when I get in from fishing I plug in the on board charger for 24 to 36 hours. then I have a plug in time that that chargers the battery for 1 hour every 7 hours. when I'm going to fish the next day I turn time to continuously on the day before I go. yes kinda of a lot of work but batteries aint cheap

Re: Battery Tender Plus on Marine/Deep Cycle 12V battery? [Re: PaintRock0] #2115329 05/16/17 03:39 AM 05/16/17 03:39 AM
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BamaGuitarDude OP 12 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,057 AL	Alright, thanks for all the replies; beginning to see that the charger/tender I have is not equipped for the job at hand... Appreciate all the replies, guys! BGD ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.