How long until my battery charger is stolen?

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Yes, Kenny is messing with 12v!

My goal: to get these blue tops charged to where they idle in the 13s. They sat at Shawn's house for a few months, had spiderwebs on them and they're sitting at mid 12s at idle. Seven batteries, 2 amp charger... it's gonna be a long night!

I wasn't thinking and put the positive and negatives from the charger in my hand... sparks! I'm learning, I'm learning....

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Ouch ... doesn't have a switch for 10 amp? Going to be a while. Just make sure you don't forget about them and boil em over //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Ouch ... doesn't have a switch for 10 amp? Going to be a while. Just make sure you don't forget about them and boil em over //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

Yeah, but everyone is telling me to just be patient... 2 amps is better for the batteries. It's on automatic, supposed to shut off when they're all charged.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Jesus. Pick up a REAL charger....

nG

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

can't you just leave the car on or something?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Jesus. Pick up a REAL charger....
nG

haha yeah....

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

can't you just leave the car on or something?

lol. sad thing is i've taken a long *** drive at 14v steady with almost no change.

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

What are you charging them to, 12V..?

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

What are you charging them to, 12V..?

What do you mean?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Wow.

nG

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

What voltage is the charger going to charge the batteries to? 12V, which I dont think is going to help much or do you have a 13.5 or 14.4 charger?

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

What voltage is the charger going to charge the batteries to? 12V, which I dont think is going to help much or do you have a 13.5 or 14.4 charger?

Ah, sorry... it charges at 12V

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

lol. sad thing is i've taken a long *** drive at 14v steady with almost no change.

with the stereo off?

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

with the stereo off?

with bass off, it's when everything was wired wrong.

 

[Team Hammer 10+ year member]

If you need 13+ at idle, You need to change out Voltage Regulator. Batteries are designed to charge up to 12.5 Volts.

If you need 13+ volts when off, you have to build or have someone build a Boost Transformer. I never seen one factory made for 12 volt systems, Maybe I should start a company that does.