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03-26-2014, 11:45 AM | #1 |
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Battery Maintainer
Has anyone bought and used a battery maintainer for a 48 volt CC? I have a CC 48 Volt that my charger works but never shuts off. I was wanting to get a maintainer that I can leave plugged in all the time so it will cut off and on when it needs. I was just wondering if anyone else has this type of setup and if so what maintainer or smart charger did you go with and why. Thanks for all of the advice upfront!
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03-26-2014, 11:58 AM | #2 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Maintainer
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03-26-2014, 02:48 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Battery Maintainer
Battery Tender is a great maintainer. I use the 12V ones for my car when I leave it. They make 48V ones for golf carts.
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03-26-2014, 03:28 PM | #4 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Maintainer
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03-26-2014, 03:36 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Maintainer
The DPI charger does both. It charges and maintains the battery
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03-26-2014, 04:42 PM | #6 |
Getting Wild
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Location: Sugar Land, TX
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How is this different than leaving my power drive charger plugged in? I thought it kept the battery pack charged.
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03-26-2014, 05:04 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Maintainer
There's a lot of threads on this topic in months gone by. Suffice it to say, your Powerdrive Charger DOES test the voltage every 10 days or so (depending on model) and will charge batteries when they drop below a certain level. But lots of people are hesitant to leave a 20 amp capable "beast" of a charger unattended for weeks or months on end (eg fear of fire, or charger failure which could cook the batteries, etc).
The maintainers are quite low amperage and are perceived to be less risky to leave running in an unoccupied and/or unmonitored garage or shed. Plus they have the added bonus of keeping the batteries at peak voltage vs. waiting 'til they drop to the "minimum-acceptable" voltage before initiating a charge cycle. |
03-26-2014, 07:19 PM | #8 | |
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03-26-2014, 08:05 PM | #9 | |
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03-26-2014, 08:15 PM | #10 | |
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