battery charging

[tee-boy]

What's the best way to charge a deep cycle? I've been having a cheap charger for years with the option to charge using 2amps or 6amps. I've always charged using the slower 2amp option b/c I think I remember hearing that slow charge was better than fast charge. What's the scoop on this?

 

[JB]

Re: battery charging

Moving to Electrics and Electronics.

 

[crazy charlie]

Re: battery charging

You are right on the money TB.A slow charge is always best but most people are in too much of a hurry to wait for the slow charge.Charlie

 

[radsrh]

Re: battery charging

The last two batterys I got this summer recommend using a 40 amp charger. the chart that came with them showed a charge time of 18hrs for a battery that reads 12.10 volts with a 10 amp charger. How many days would you have to leave a battery charge at 2 amps? I use the last two for a camper with a large inverter to run the toys and I can take two full batterys down into the high 10's in a couple of days, at 2 amps it would take me a week to recharge between trips.