If only one battery is charged will the battery draw 5 amps or the full 10 amps? Or, can both sets of leads be connected to battery?
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You could connect both sets of leads to one battery and get 10 Amps but you might confuse the charger. Each set of leads receives 5 Amps. I recommend talking to the manufacturer to see if that application will work correctly.
908635
Yes. I separated my batteries for one to crank the motor and one to run house accessories. When the motor starts, the cranking battery gets charged first, then when 13.2 volts or so are reached the relay turns on and charges the house battery. At this point both batteries are being charged at the same time. My boat has a 70amp alt on it and the system works great. Pain to install but well worth it. Hope this helps. ~ Robert
2149456
Hi Gary, Yes. The charger has four leads and can charge 2 12V. Batteries at once. It's working great for me.
1051502
Yes! Make sure to follow a wiring diagram for a two battery system, so one battery is not getting the charge and not the other and you will be fine....The controller will provide current until both batteries are completely charged.
1080942
You can have this connected to as big a battery (or bank of batteries) as you wish, just keep in mind that this can only handle the 7 amps going thru it (for charging or going to the "load" connection, but there's only one "battery" connection point).
1489587
It can connect to either. It aslo really depends on the load that it will be supplying power to also. It the load is more than let's say 1/2 (.5) amps (multiply watts x voltage) it would be better connected directly to the battery. I've often used mine for powering a refrigerator and even a small window A/C unit (separately). Each of those draw about 5 amps so I have my inverter connected to a deep cycle marine battery (designed for this type application) with heavy duty battery gauge wire to be able to handle that high current draw. Hope this answers your question.
855894
The battery provides typically 10-12amps, when the battery is running you are provided 14.8amps. Likely, it doesn't have a fuse, or isn't built with the best quality and would draw too many amps thus destroying it
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Ken J was real close. You have to take 80% of the atv battery's AH rating (which, by the way, can be anywhere from 4 AH to 36 AH). You never discharge a lead acid battery 100% (12.0 volts open circuit is discharged, 12.72 and up open circuit is fully charged). They have a very high resistance to recharge when you discharge them completely. So a 5 AH battery has 4 AH available. Drawing 3 amps for one hour is 3 AH. So that battery would only last about an hour and 20 minutes give or take a few. A 36 AH could go over 9 hours. So it ultimately depends on what AH battery you use.
948472
No more than five amps. I use it with a 12v remote jumper battery without a problem.
1458349
It will charge multiple batteries so long as there set up for a twelve volt setup I average about 4 amps so one battery or ten the only difference would be how long it takes to charge them.
744329
I'm not sure the amp draw but I run this 8 hours without any battery problems. I will run this and turn off/on my live well pump. I fish tx gulf coast. I have 2 of these-front and rear. Hope this helps.
426202
I would either charge them one at a time or buy the 2611A Dual 5/5A charger. I am guessing it has an isolator built into it to keep the batteries separate. Two batteries being charged from the same source need to be separated by an isolator. I had to buy an Isolator Kit for my boat engine so it could charge both batteries at the same time. I use this one for the Battery that runs my trolling motor on a different boat.
1889035
I just called Deltran (the company that makes these) and they said it is not intended to charge more than one battery because the charging circuit will only detect the charge condition of the first battery it is connected to, and so any other battery connected in parallel may not get fully charged.
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Yes, most of these draw .6 Watts at idle. Try to get one with a power switch so you can leave it plugged in all the time.If your battery is old or small, this could drain it within a few days.. .6 Watt/12 Volt = .5 Amperes. .5 Amperes x 24 hours/day = 12 AH/day.Many lead-acid batteries are only good for about 100 Ampere Hours (AH), so if your battery is a couple years old already figure you will drain it completely in about 8 days!And note that most lead-acid batteries are permanently damaged (reduced output) by a discharge of over 30% of their rating, so yeah, that could get expensive! Yes, most of these draw .6 Watts at idle. Try to get one with a power switch so you can leave it plugged in all the time.If your battery is old or small, this could drain it within a few days.. .6 Watt/12 Volt = .5 Amperes. .5 Amperes x 24 hours/day = 12 AH/day.Many lead-acid batteries are only good for about 100 Ampere Hours (AH), so if your battery is a couple years old already figure you will drain it completely in about 8 days!And note that most lead-acid batteries are permanently damaged (reduced output) by a discharge of over 30% of their rating, so yeah, that could... » Read More Yes, most of these draw .6 Watts at idle. Try to get one with a power switch so you can leave it plugged in all the time.If your battery is old or small, this could drain it within a few days.. .6 Watt/12 Volt = .5 Amperes. .5 Amperes x 24 hours/day = 12 AH/day.Many lead-acid batteries are only good for about 100 Ampere Hours (AH), so if your battery is a couple years old already figure you will drain it completely in about 8 days!And note that most lead-acid batteries are permanently damaged (reduced output) by a discharge of over 30% of their rating, so yeah, that could get expensive! « Show Less
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Only if it is12v led. The battery is pretty stout, but you only have 12 ah (amps per hour). With that said you will have to calculate the rate it will drain the battery.DC watts to amps calculation formulaThe current I in amps (A) is equal to the power P in watts (W), divided by the voltage V in volts (V):I(A) = P(W) / V(V)So amps are equal to watts divided by volts.amp = watt / volt12 = 144w / 12vMax run time on a perfect charge/battery 12 hrs.
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I'm not sure I haven't used mine yet but I think there is one set of leads for voltage and another for amperage. If so I don't see why you couldn't. Just watch the ratings. I didn't and I'm pushing more amps then it's rated for so thats why I haven't used it yet.
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Absolutely, my batteries are the size of electric wheelchair batteries which are made to run all day without a charge. I charge 4 at once. I use a smaller charger (same Make) to charge my car battery. I would recommend this one because you can select a trickle charge first. Too much charging will ruin your battery. even 6 amps is not excessive.