Battery for trolling motor
Larry wrote:
Jay-T wrote:
I ended up getting the 24DC-6. I found the 27DC-6 at another
Wal-Mart, but the size didn't quite work for the space where it will
go on the boat. It's a longer battery. It was only $12 more for the
27DC-6 ($70 instead of $58 for the 24DC-6), and I would have gotten
it if it wasn't for the space issue.
One question: I put an automatic charger on the new 24DC-6 battery
that I bought. The charger is automatic and shuts off when the
battery is fully charged, and I set the initial charge rate to 2
amps. I was a little surprised that the new battery seemed to keep
taking the charge for about an hour or so before it showed as full.
Is that normal? -- that a new battery would need to be charged like
that?
At 2 amps for only an hour it quite normal. Batteries slowly lose
power when they aren't used. I have to top mine off after just a few
weeks of non-use and they are both shut off completely from anything
that could drain them.
Thanks. That's good to know.
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