Thread: Onboard charger Question

My understanding is that some of the new ones are suppose to stay plugged in. They are even programed to do a conditioning/maintenance once a month. If that's not correct, I'd like to know. I'm looking at the Minn Kota as well.

I have the Minn Kota Precision charger. It has various stages of charging and maintenance.

• MULTI-STAGE CHARGING: Minn Kota’s Multi-Stage Charging delivers a fast, precise charge profile by automatically controlling current and voltage without overcharging your batteries. Bulk Mode During this stage, the charger delivers full current until the battery reaches ~75% charge.
• Absorption Mode: The charging current tapers down while the battery voltage is held constant (see Table 1 for voltages).
• Mild Equalize Mode (Flooded Lead-Acid Only): The voltage is automatically increased with each charging cycle for a maximum of 1.5 hours to desulfate and mix fluids in each battery.
• Equalize Mode (Flooded Lead-Acid Only): The equalize mode must be manually selected for each bank that is to be equalized. The voltage is increased for a maximum of 4 hours to desulfate and mix fluids in each battery.
• Maintenance Mode: When the battery reaches full charge, the charger voltage is reduced (see Table 1 for voltages). A flashing 100% GREEN LED is lit for each bank to indicate the battery is in Maintenance Mode and ready to use. After 24 hours, the charger automatically turns off and a steady 100% GREEN LED is lit for each bank to indicate the battery is in long term Maintenance Mode and ready to use. The charger will automatically turn on when the battery voltage drops below 12.6V.

Am I the only one who has forgot that it was plugged in and drove off?

Originally Posted by crapAlicous

Am I the only one who has forgot that it was plugged in and drove off?

Yup, I'm pretty sure you're the only one! lol

Originally Posted by Woodworker42

Yup, I'm pretty sure you're the only one! lol

Guess I'm the dumbest one.

Originally Posted by crapAlicous

Am I the only one who has forgot that it was plugged in and drove off?

Ahhhhh....guilty!

Lol I haven't done that yet. Probably only because I have to push my boat out of the garage to hookup due to the angle of my driveway.

Originally Posted by DrNip

Lol I haven't done that yet. Probably only because I have to push my boat out of the garage to hookup due to the angle of my driveway.

I actually remembered before it did too much damage but it boogered up my extension chord good.

I did that 1 time with our travel trailer (just shortly after we got it). I had it plugged in to the garage and closed the garage door. As I was pulling out of the driveway I saw the power cord on the ground behind the travel trailer and I thought, "hmm, I sure don't remember that cord being that long". That's when I realized the plug had come out of the wall, but it got ripped off when it got to the overhead garage door. So, after repairing the power cord, it was then 12" shorter than originally.

We all have to screw a few things up to learn from our mistakes.

Originally Posted by OK Toon

I did that 1 time with our travel trailer (just shortly after we got it). I had it plugged in to the garage and closed the garage door. As I was pulling out of the driveway I saw the power cord on the ground behind the travel trailer and I thought, "hmm, I sure don't remember that cord being that long". That's when I realized the plug had come out of the wall, but it got ripped off when it got to the overhead garage door. So, after repairing the power cord, it was then 12" shorter than originally.

We all have to screw a few things up to learn from our mistakes.

Toon, on the bright side, the copper wires inside the extension chord works pretty well for sinking brush.