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chris63

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Hello all,quick question,on this deal with plugin charging on a tow vehicle,correct me if i'm wrong,but dosent it take atleast 6to10 hours of around 10amps to fully charge a deep cell battery?????????just wondering?still waiting for ice,c63

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My experience has been that it does take 6 to 10 hours to charge a deep cycle at 10 amps. However, most alternators are much higher. My truck has a 60 amp and charges my deepcycle in my truck in less than 2 hours. I do recall that it is better to charge a battery at 2 amps for a longer amount of time.

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Thankyou for your reply,I'm not sure but i don,t think your alt in truck actually charges with 65amperes into your battery,I believe that could possibly go boom or cook the battery???????????waiting for ice....c63

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That makes a lot of sense. But I do know that my battery gets charged very quickly. I have run it down to the point where it won't start. I have gotten a jump and drove it for a while and it was at full charge by the time I get home. That is why I am going to get the tow in charge when I have a TV and DVD in my house. Not in the plans right now.

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Hello to Harry again,I would be willing to bet on a single start of your truck it will only use 1/100 of the available amps in your battery.(I'm not trying to start anything or be a smart --s but i still don't buy "fully charged in 2 hours"Lets forget all stuff and get to ice fishing...later c63

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Not at all. What I meant is that fully charged meaning that I won't have any problems starting the truck. I really can't say how close to fully charged it gets. Even on your basic 10 amp chargers don't "fully" charge the battery even after they shut off. That is why the "onboard chargers" for many boats are so expensive. They get it fully charged. But I do understand your point.

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I would love to make one of those generators. I have looked at them on the net and think they would be perfect for my dock. My dock is 1000 feet from the house and I have to carry the battery to the house quite often. I thought about solar but sometimes it would come up short if I wanted to fish at night and then the next morning. Then in the winter I could put it out by the house to charge the batteries there as well. Let me know how that works out.

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