On Board Charging Units

[lumpy]

Mine old one burned out last year and am wonder what brands or price ranges to consider and which ones to stay away from. I've got a 24 volt system with front/back electric motors and I like to use the front for trolling spinners a lot. Currently I have two Trojan batteris that have held up well for 3 years now. The last on board unit burned through Interstate batteries in a year so I've been trying to charge most of the time with a separate charger and it's been working OK. I'm asuming there are some good units to consider out there right now.

[TR21HP]

Minn Kota, Guest, Dual Pro are all good chargers - I wouldn't hesitate using any of them.

[PerchJerker]

I'm also a fan of Dual Pro, and Minn Kota.....

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I've had a 2 bank Cabela's charger in the boat for 2 or 3 years and it has been flawless. That said, there are a lot of mixed reviews on their site as far as long term durability, so I am putting a Minn Kota 3 bank 30amp in my fish house. The Minn Kota's cost a little bit more, but bad reviews are few and far between.

[Hookmaster]

Dual Pro. Still using a 2-bank 10 amp/bank one that is 15 years old. Bought another single bank last year for the starter/deep cycle combo battery.

[lumpy]

Do you unplug them after the batteries are done charging or let them trickle charge until you use the boat again.

[PerchJerker]

Do you unplug them after the batteries are done charging or let them trickle charge until you use the boat again.

I leave mine plugged in all the time. After each battery is charged the charger goes into a maintenance mode --- it doesn't trickle charge continuously, it monitors each battery and charges if needed to keep them fully charged.