What battery charger do I need?
Despite searching for battery charger information both on this site and across the net, I am still unsure of what the best battery charger is for my needs. I was wondering if you guys can help.
I just completed a boat rebuild on a small 13' River Hawk boat. It is powered solely by a Minn Kota Traxxis transom mount motor. I have a large, 29 group battery that is 100ah or so, and due to weight balancing, I moved it to the front of the boat. So I purchased a small 12V 7ah battery (5 lbs.) to run my fishfinder in the back. If I can get one, I'd like to find a good all-around charger that will charge and maintain the large deep cycle battery as well as slow-charge the small battery. Is that possible? If so, which one would you get?
I am looking at a 15/10/2 amp charger, BUT the chargers that are made for the small 7ah batteries charge at 750-1000ma. If I charge them at the 2 amp rate will that be ok? Does anyone have any experience with those small batteries? Thanks.