Is it better to use 2 amps or 10 amps for charging a deep cell trolling battery?
I have a timer on my charger. I was planning on letting the battery charge for 2 hours on 10 amps or maybe 6 hours on 2 amps. What do you think would be best. The battery is not totally discharged it has about half of the charge left according to a meter I have. Any ideas I would be happy to hear them but please keep them simple. Thanks.
The sticker on the battery says 200 minutes @ 23 amps. I know this is the numbers that it discharges at.
Low an slow will do the "best" job. You have a good sized battery. So 10 amps is not really a high charge rate. It is hard to say how long you will need to charge the battery to get it to fully charged. Lots of variables.. Try charging for one of the amounts you are thinking of… Wait an a hour or two then check the battery. You see where you are at. Then do or don’t do what seems right to get you to the level you want. Make a note of the time an setting for future use. You just experiment till you know…
i charge my batteries all night
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A 2 amp charge on a typical deep cycle battery would be considered a "trickle charge". If you have the time, 8 hours on trickle should be plenty for your battery.
A trickle charge is always better for your battery’s. A slower charge tends to give a "deeper charge".
Hope this helps ya?
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Low an slow will do the "best" job. You have a good sized battery. So 10 amps is not really a high charge rate. It is hard to say how long you will need to charge the battery to get it to fully charged. Lots of variables.. Try charging for one of the amounts you are thinking of… Wait an a hour or two then check the battery. You see where you are at. Then do or don’t do what seems right to get you to the level you want. Make a note of the time an setting for future use. You just experiment till you know…
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