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n gonna hook it up this evening. Question for ya. How long do you charge them when you come off the water? I have a Bass Pro onboard that has an extension cord with it. Just don;t know much about it. I used it when I got the boat but I've had a bad battery for awhile now and haven't used it
The BPS XPS chargers have a chip that tells them when the batteries are fully charged and the charger cuts back to maintenance mode. Every so often, it will kick on, check the voltage and cut back off on it's own. If the batteries register less than 100% charge, the charger will bring them to 100% and then cut back off.
In other words, you can leave it plugged up 24X7 for years at a time. I normally plug it in for a couple or 3 days and if I happen by and think about it, I'll unplug it. Then the day before, I'll plug it up again if I think about it. I only do this to save wear and tear on the charger and a little bit of electricity though. I have left mine plugged for a couple of weeks or more though.
Wannabe...
Oh, and you're ugly and a gewber. Forgot to mention that in my original reply.
Wannabe...
LOL, thanks man. I found a busted fuse that comes from the charger i think. Rain ran me off so I didn't have time to see just where it came from. 20 amp though, so it must be
dd, we keep ours plugged in 24/7, keeps batteries maintained. oh, yes, also the other thing that wb said.
Bite me DUck, no seriously, BITE ME lol Wannabe, where's the rest of your SUpper pics. He sent me what looked like Baked tater pics last night via pic text and I never got the rest of 'em
I plug my onboard charger in when I unhook the boat from my truck....I don't ever unplug it untill I hook up to the truck again.
I guess I'll have to put my cranking battery on my portable charger and use more extension cord when I get home from now on. I need a new one there but it'll do for now
That's what I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman
Or get a 3-bank charger like you should have anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
The TM batteries are at the center console and the Cranking battery is in the back of the boat. I really have no idea what I have to be honest. GUESS I need to find out all of whats on the boat lectrical wise
Ditto, I keep the 3 bank plugged in 24/7, I think its more important in the winter. Maybe you could look at mounting a 3 bank under the console and doubt if it would be much trouble to extend 1 bank to the back where the cranking bat is. May be wrong tho, don't know your boat.
I'll look and TRY and figure out what I have this evening. It's in the front of the console and it's hard to see what kind it is
I have one battery up front and the other two in the back and they charge just fine. What makes mine more difficult is I have one troller batt in the front and the other in the back with the cranking battery which makes me use a 12 foot jumper on the troller positives and a 17 ft. negative for my Terrova but it works.
I have no idea what the sam hill you just said Stan. LOL All I know is that you said it was a pain in the Wannabe but you figgered it out
Where did youi get your batteries? If you get a 2 bank for your trolling batteries under the console, get a alternator charger for your cranking battery. It will charge your crank while the big motor is running. MK makes a good one. Oh yea, I keep mine plugged up 24/7 except when on the water.
I HAVE a onboard for the TM Batteries and thanks on the Cranking battery charger. Doesn't the big motor have a small battery charger on it that charges the cranking battery as you run it? To be continued tommorrow. heading home now to eat Baked Crappie, wild rice n corn, then get busy and see what I can tear up on the boat. LOL
Morris, don't most of there motors already have an alternator?
What brand batteries did you buy DD?
That's about par for DD. Right in the middle of his lesson, the bell rings and he's out the door. Too bad too. A little bit more time and we'd have finally learnt him something. Now we got to start over with a clean blackboard on Thursday.
Wannabe...
DD....I would think that if your having trouble keeping your cranking battery up that you have a problem because the charging system on your outboard motor should keep it up as much as you use your boat. I do have one of the banks on my onboard charger hooked up to my cranking battery but when I plug my charger up the lights on that bank only stay on for a minute or two and then show fully charged....that is because my cranking battery is staying up from my outboard.
better check the water levels on a regular basis so you dont cook 'em
Exactly right....the water is there to keep the acid or electrolite from evaperating and getting weaker. The water is sacrificial......but when the waters is gone then you start losing acid....then when you fill it back up with water you have weak acid....therefore you have a weak battery. Keep your water checked on a monthly basis....and its always best to use distilled water.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp
X2!!! Its hard to believe it but it does make a differenceQuote:
Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman
The alternator charger is wired from the alternator to the battery and charges while the motor is running.