Battery Charging Help for a newbie

[Ole' Sailor]

I have a 2 amp trickle charger, it has a 6 volt and 12 volt setting. I just bought a Everstart 27DC-6 marine deep cycle battery. it says 115 amp hours and 160 reserve capacity. I would like to use this thing tomorrow afternoon on my 12 ft john-boat with a 32lb thrust trolling motor for a few hours. so what setting should it be on? 6 or 12? thanks for the help, sorry this is prob a real stupid question but I haven't had much luck searching for the answer.

 

[geeco1]

Re: Battery Charging Help for a newbie

If it is a 12 volt battery, then use the 12 volt setting. At 2 amps, you should be able to leave it on overnight with out overcharging. However, it wouldn't hurt to test the battery before charging to see if it needs to be charged.

 

[Ole' Sailor]

Re: Battery Charging Help for a newbie

ok next stupid question... it doesn't say what volt it is so how do I tell?

 

[royal0014]

Re: Battery Charging Help for a newbie

It's a 12 volt battery. You would be hard pressed to locate a 6 volt deep-cycle marine battery. Never even seen one.....