I think my onboard charger is going bad, so I'm going to replace it.
It's a 3-bank, 10A per bank charger. Each bank is totally independent of each other. It was very advanced for its time, and even today there are few with the same features. Each bank could be set separately for four different battery types, and it had the built-in equalization/desulfation mode that could be selected per bank. It is the first version of the MinnKota MK 330.
Sorta bummed it is acting up.
Anyway....
Now I see there are some chargers that "share" power between banks. Meaning, the 20A or what ever will divide according, theoretically, to which ever battery needs the most. And, of course, there are the ones with fully dedicated banks that do not share current between them.
Anyone had both types and care to comment on if they've noticed any difference in battery life, charge times, etc.?
For better or for worse?
I have some theories of my own, but wanted to hear some other thoughts on it.
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Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I think my onboard charger is going bad, so I'm going to replace it.
It's a 3-bank, 10A per bank charger. Each bank is totally independent of each other. It was very advanced for its time, and even today there are few with the same features. Each bank could be set separately for four different battery types, and it had the built-in equalization/desulfation mode that could be selected per bank. It is the first version of the MinnKota MK 330.
Sorta bummed it is acting up.
Anyway....
Now I see there are some chargers that "share" power between banks. Meaning, the 20A or what ever will divide according, theoretically, to which ever battery needs the most. And, of course, there are the ones with fully dedicated banks that do not share current between them.
Anyone had both types and care to comment on if they've noticed any difference in battery life, charge times, etc.?
For better or for worse?
I have some theories of my own, but wanted to hear some other thoughts on it.
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