Bart wrote:
A good charge controller is an important part of
keeling your batteries alive. I have not had much
luck in that area. My charger died, then I fixed it,
then it died, then it came back to life, then the controller
died. It has been frustrating to me. I'm thinking about
getting a second charger, just to keep the batteries
topped off if the first one dies again.

I've had a Newmar Consti-volt/ charger. It can keep up to 3 battery
banks charged at a time.
Heavy duty splash proof bulkhead mounted stainless steel case. Haven't
had a problem with it in 10 yrs.. I think it cost around 700-800

http://www.nonstopyacht.com/static/b...DPT&2D20CE.htm

Joe



Scout wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message
oups.com...
Good link on batteries. Discusses AGM vs Gel, vs Flooded
batteries.

http://www.vonwentzel.net/Battery/

I purchased 2 Optima Blue Tops (dual purpose - starting and deep cycle) for
my boat. The manuf. stresses the need to manage the charging voltage to a
max of 13.8 with a max current flow of 1 amp. I have 2 trickle chargers I
bought for my bikes, but I try to follow spec recs. at almost any cost. Any
tips on quality chargers that can be user regulated?
Scout