Tom Brown
06-05-2005, 08:34 PM
I've always worried about over charging my Optimas. I know it's hard on them and once they go dry, you can't add water like a wet cell.
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a Schumacher SE-1-12s from Walmart. It's a 1.5A automatic charger. 38 bucks CDN. I'm pretty sure you can get it for about 30 US dollars.
I don't kill my battery down with a big stereo so I don't need a ton of charging but it charged my red top in a few hours and then shut off. Sweet. The light goes on when it's done. I just leave it plugged in.
Even for you big stereo guys, it would charge your batteries nicely during the week. It's automatic so you don't have to worry about over charging and the voltage doesn't seem to go over 14.1 so it should be gentle on the batteries.
- Tom :)
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a Schumacher SE-1-12s from Walmart. It's a 1.5A automatic charger. 38 bucks CDN. I'm pretty sure you can get it for about 30 US dollars.
I don't kill my battery down with a big stereo so I don't need a ton of charging but it charged my red top in a few hours and then shut off. Sweet. The light goes on when it's done. I just leave it plugged in.
Even for you big stereo guys, it would charge your batteries nicely during the week. It's automatic so you don't have to worry about over charging and the voltage doesn't seem to go over 14.1 so it should be gentle on the batteries.
- Tom :)