"SimRacer" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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After reading many reviews about on-board battery chargers I've found
one
common thread - they all fail relatively quickly. I'm not certain if
only
those that have problems post their reviews or if the darn things really
fail at such a high rate. What's the best you can expect out of a
charger
and who makes the most robust ones? I'm looking for a 15 amp three bank
charger - I usually have the time to charge my batteries overnight so I
don't need to pump 100 amps/hour in to them.

TIA

Mike



I have a 2 bank charger on my little G3 (it only has 1 starting batt and 1
trolling batt) that is the Cabela's house brand - which I think are
actually
Pro Mariner brand chargers rebadged for Cabelas. Has worked great for
about
2 solid years now. I have the Cabelas Pro Sport 12. It's 12
Amps/distributed. Isn't a speed demon but doesn't take all night either.

http://tinyurl.com/nqx6a (this is simply a shortened link to Cabelas'
onboard chargers page)

I chose this one due to its distributed charging methodology and small
footprint since my boat is not large and has very little "extra" space in
which to mount such a charger.



I had a 3 bank Pro Mriner that I bought brand new for my Baker Waco, and it
cooked a couple batteries before I threw it in the trash. I picked up a
sponsorship from Guest and put a Guest in both of my boats and haven't had
any real problems since.


--
Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com