On board chargers

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

"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.

The only thing that I've found in a commonality is that they're a great
invention. Some are better than others, but they're all better than
charging batteries via a battery charger. I had great luck with mine in my
last boat, I believe it was made by Dual Pro. Four years and never a
problem. As far as I know, it's still going strong.

The onboard system I have now is made by Stealth. The neat thing about this
system is that all three type 31 batteries are charged either via AC power
or by the outboard when the motor is running.
http://www.stealth1charging.com/index.html With this system, I can run my
36 volt trolling motor hard all day and it's back up to peak charge in mere
hours after I get home.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"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 3 bank Pro Charger made by Charging Systems International of
Nashville, Tn. I have no connection with this Co. I have had this charger
and it has been plugged in almost full time for 8 years. It has been
through one marina fire at Elm Hill Marina as well as 2 tornadoes that hit
the marina. I can highly recommend it.

Jack in Brentwood, TN.

"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


Bass Cat Boats actually reccomends a particular brand (Lester I think) of
portable charger, but installs onboard chargers because the customers want
them.

I respect the opinions of the guys at Bass Cat very much.


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Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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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.

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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

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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.

I guess at any given time, any brand of charger can go haywire - I had a
basic Schumacher charger spaz . I've had no probs with mine. I use a Cabelas
AGM sealed starter/troller combo battery as my starter and one of those
yellow Wally World 29 series DC marine batteries for my troller and it has
done fine by them for the past 18 months. Never gets too hot, has never
caused any issues with the batteries that I've been able to see.



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Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com