Andy G
Hospitality Officer
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2010
- Messages
- 1,897
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Sarawana
- Vessel Make
- IG 36 Quad Cabin
I have been reading the current posts on chargers. I admit after about half a dozen I am completely out of my depth. I do have a query, but feel that a hijack there would not be well received. So a new thread.
The thing is, I keep coming across posts where people have put huge alternators etc into their boats with large amperage capacity to recharge their battery bank systems.
I have the old & trusted lead acid batteries and have always been told match your charge rate to battery capacity carefully, the figure I grew up with was between 10-15% of the battery capacity. So does this still hold true.
I know other more sophisticated batteries systems can take a greater charge rate, but this query is mainly about the lead acid types.
The thing is, I keep coming across posts where people have put huge alternators etc into their boats with large amperage capacity to recharge their battery bank systems.
I have the old & trusted lead acid batteries and have always been told match your charge rate to battery capacity carefully, the figure I grew up with was between 10-15% of the battery capacity. So does this still hold true.
I know other more sophisticated batteries systems can take a greater charge rate, but this query is mainly about the lead acid types.
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