"BetaB4" wrote in message
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I have a battery charger for charging the 12-volt boat battery. The
charger has two settings -- 2 amps or 6 amps.

My question is, if I have the charger set at 2 amps, how long is it okay
for me to leave the charger on? My boat is in a garage at a location that
I usually only get to about once a week or so. Is it okay if the charger
is left on at the 2-amp setting for say, a week?




No.

Get yourself a 3 stage charger. Bulk, absorption and float modes.
They are inexpensive ..... a 10 amp version costs about 30 bucks.

It will automatically charge and then maintain the charge as required for as
long as your want and will not overcharge, causing water loss.

Those old fashioned voltage controlled chargers should be taken off the
market. The new types are cheap and work much, much better.

Eisboch