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A battery charger, particularly one for a boat, needs to be picked carefully. You must know the input voltage for your battery, the battery variety, in addition to the capacity before selecting, and there are a number of factors to keep in mind while actually charging as well.

Choosing the proper sort of charger is the key to guaranteeing that an individual battery lasts a long time.

It’s important to remember that you will probably be using a battery charger in different environment than a car or other type of charger. Marine equipment, like boats, are mostly on the water, rather than land, and because of this you may run into situations where you will have to charge the battery while you are far from land. Selecting a charger that can effortlessly be transported on the boat and kept safely is necessary.

Picking a charger that will not over or undercharge is also critical. Charging a battery too much is the biggest source of battery death, with undercharging right behind in a close second. Preferably you want a charger that will only produce an output that matches 20 percent of the battery’s total Ah capacity. A charger that’s less will effectively undercharge the battery, and anything additional will result in overcharging it. For example, if your marine battery has 100 Ah, then you should look for a battery charger that supplies 20 ADC.  Read more...