Lowell:

Would that charger be adequate for a deep cycle marine battery>?

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: smart charger for deep cycle marine batteries


> Hi Tom:
> I bought a smart charger from my local Walmart store for about $18.00.
> I use it on the battery in our lawn mower and leave it on all the time.
> It has three lights on it:
> red for charging,
> yellow for stand by,
> Green when battery is fully charged.
> You can use a light probe to see which light is on.
> It puts out about 1/2 amp.
> It does a great job for me.
> 73
> Lowell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 9:40 PM
> Subject: smart charger for deep cycle marine batteries
>
>
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions about a "user friendly" smart charger
for
> > deep cycle marine batteries?
> >
> > I have a Shoemaker charger here that has an automatic charging mode and
a
> > "deep cycle" battery setting, but don't know how good it really is.
> > Furthermore, I don't think it's a true "smart charger", in that it
> > apparently needs to be disconnected from the battery as soon as possible
> > after charging is completed.  In other words, you can't leave it
attached
> to
> > the battery permanently or for an inordinately long period of time.
> >
> > If anyone has suggestions, please try to provide make, model number, and
> > approximate price if available.
> >
> > Being totally blind, I'd also like one that gives me some kind of
> indication
> > regarding the charge status of the battery.  That may be hard to come
by,
> > but thought I'd ask.
> >
> > Thanks, and vy 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>