agm charger

[MIKE-2U]

Since i cannot afford the intelli charger i went with a dofferent one. Its 1.1 amps and starts at i believe 12.6 volts and slowly goes up to 14.7. Is this correct or should the voltage be at 14.7 all the time? I guess im asking how a charger is suppose to charge these batteries amd other batteries. And is mine correct?

[Carbon]

How is a charger suppose to charge batteries?

[Raptorman]

Need a diff charger. I was in the same position as you. Walmart sells chargers in the battery section. I bought the Schumacher charger. Was like $60. Has 15 amp charging capability for lead acid, gel, and AGM. I hear you should use 15 amp charge to charge your batts.

[MIKE-2U]

But is the voltage correct or should it be at 14.7 constantly or does it work its way up?

[Raptorman]

Dont know. Cant tell you. But what i can tell you ia that 1.1 amp charge rate is not enough. Thats basically just maintaining your battery.

[412"ranger]

That battey chager is way to small

[DubNDodge]

I use the Battery Tender Plus. It has 3 steps it goes through. Bulk charge, which charges the battery up to 80% it charges at 15.0. Once it hits 80% it drops down to 14.3 until it is 100% charged. Once it is 100% it maintains it at 100% at 13.4. It is a 1.5A charger. My D925 rested at 12.7 before using it, now it rests at 13.1 after using the charger on it every other week.

[MIKE-2U]

See isnt that amperage too small^? But that sounds good. I should look into it

[DubNDodge]

I remember XS posting somewhere that you really don't want to go over a max amperage of 4A and don't go over 14.4, but I am assuming 15.0 won't make my D925 gas too much.

If you plan on letting your battery trickle charge (keeping it topped off) you don't want a real high amperage.

[MIKE-2U]

Ok do you know if the charger needs to hold the voltage about a certain point or does it work its way up. I will look into that charger.