All,

I was wondering what you all recommend for a full battery charger (not tender) to charging our 12v batteries?

Regards,

R'

 

any trickle charger will work..not enough battery there to take 10 amps to charge with

 

If you are talking about a normal battery charger to have around the garage/house.

I have one just from a local parts store that does 2 amp 10 amp and has a 50 amp starting .....Also FULL Auto shut-off is a must ......

Mine also has the Deep-cycle switch for my boat batteries.......Caper.

 

I use two different types of chargers

A small Battery Minder model:
BatteryMinder Battery Charger / Maintainer with Desulphator — 12 Volt 2/4/8 Amp, Model# 12248 | Battery Maintainers | Northern Tool + Equipment

And a larger Schumacher wheeled charger/starter:
Schumacher Wheeled Starter/Charger — 200/100/40/10/2 Amp, Manual, Model# SE-4022 | Battery Chargers | Northern Tool + Equipment

For most purposes the Battery Minder model is more than enough and does some fancy stuff the big Schumacher model doesn't. I tend to charge stuff on the Battery Minder and use the wheeled Schumacher for larger jobs like jump starting and such.

 

Thanks all for all the input! (Still figuring out the subscriptions thing with the new forum, lol)

Cheers,

R'

 

I use a Vector(Black and Decker) for everything from the small ATVs to the 2 6 volt Interstates in the RV. They are 2/10/25/amp with 75 amp jump start. Sam's Club or on the web for $50.

 

Thats what I need to do is just go there anf buy the charger. I assume its like jumper cable type terminals?

R'

 

I jsut use an automotive charger charger that has 6volt and 12 volt option. I hook it up and let it charge for about 15 minutes and it charges it great

 

After a lot of expensive lessons learned, I bought a YUASA 1.5A charger/tender. Best $50 investment I've made on the quad.

YUASA is a major battery manufacturer and is the OEM battery for Polaris.

 

I have a normal automotive one, that has 2, 10 and 50 amp. Is there any problems with using that? I am having a hard time getting my battery to charge enough to get it started. I have an 07, sportsman 800. Of course it doesn't have a pull starter. Doh!!