So I have decided to do the 3 bank charger for the boat, now do I choose the 5 or 10 amp system. Is the 10 amp just going to recharge faster?? Thanks again for all the info.
April 13, 2012 at 3:00 am
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5 or 10 amp ??
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April 13, 2012 at 3:02 am #1058537
That’s it!
April 13, 2012 at 3:05 am #1058538I have a 5 and its pretty slow,,, takes about 24 hrs to charge it from empty…
I also have a double 10 and love it.
FF
April 13, 2012 at 3:07 am #1058540Quote:
So I have decided to do the 3 bank charger for the boat, now do I choose the 5 or 10 amp system. Is the 10 amp just going to recharge faster?? Thanks again for all the info.
Five just doesn’t cut it. Get the ten.April 13, 2012 at 3:08 am #1058541Quote:
So I have decided to do the 3 bank charger for the boat, now do I choose the 5 or 10 amp system. Is the 10 amp just going to recharge faster??
Yes, the 10 amp will charge faster than the 5 amp. If your like me and have a foot on the trolling motor 90% of the day AND you need to get back on the water the next day, a 10 amp or more is needed. Tourney guys run either 10 amp or 15 amp chargers.
If you fish once a week or rarely fish two consecutive days, you can get away with a 5 amp. charger.Ron
April 13, 2012 at 3:09 am #1058543If you only use your boat once every other day a 5 will be fine, if your fishing everyday the 10 will get it done much better and quicker. Glad to see you are including the starting battery. My Opti never gets my starting battery back up to full charge even with some 12 mile runs.
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April 13, 2012 at 3:44 am #1058550Get the 10 if you can afford it. If you only fish a couple days a week, or do not use the electric much then the 5amp will be plenty.
If you have 120amp batteries then it will take a full day for a 5amp to charge them from dead. 12 hours for a 10amp. But stop and think how many times you actually run them completely dead. I have never ran mine down past 60%, and that was a full day of trolling 3 ways. If you do the same, it will take 10-12 hours for the 5amp to charge ya back up.
April 13, 2012 at 4:10 am #1058551go with 10 amp! the only real benifit of the 5 amp system is if you go to remote lodges alot where you will be running your charger off of a generator! thats the only instance i can think of that the 5 amp would be better for ya!
Go 10
April 13, 2012 at 11:28 am #1058566Ten amp is my choice for next time. If you plan on using batterys other than maint free, remember to check the water level regularly. Larger amp chargers create more heat. jerr
April 13, 2012 at 11:52 am #105857210amp for sure
April 13, 2012 at 1:25 pm #1058607Quote:
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So I have decided to do the 3 bank charger for the boat, now do I choose the 5 or 10 amp system. Is the 10 amp just going to recharge faster?? Thanks again for all the info.
Five just doesn’t cut it. Get the ten.
Five works just fine for me. I have always had full batteries when I go out with my 2 MK201’s. Last year up on the Rainy Lake houseboat my batteries were always full when I got up in the morning to go out for the day. Get what you want but you can certainly get by if don’t take multiple trips a day
I normally just go out and stay out so I am not sure why there would be a need for a 3 hour charge versus a 6 hour charge?April 13, 2012 at 1:36 pm #1058614I’m with 85Lund. My 5-amp does fine, but I don’t fish everyday. Generally, my batteries are topped off by the next day, though.
April 13, 2012 at 1:41 pm #1058619Quote:
I’m with 85Lund. My 5-amp does fine, but I don’t fish everyday. Generally, my batteries are topped off by the next day, though.
x3 on this! My old boat had the 5 amp. Granted I didn’t fish often in back to back days, but even in garage I would notice batteries would be charged for the next day.
But if you can afford a 10, why not.
April 13, 2012 at 1:44 pm #1058621Quote:
But if you can afford a 10, why not.
True enough, but weigh the costs versus benefits! Might be able to buy some other goodie with the difference if you don’t need 10 ampsApril 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm #1058623I’ve had both and I did the math on the 5amp which I think was 22 hours to charge. Which makes the 10 – 11 hours. If you’re going to fish all day two or more days in a row AND run the batteries all the way down each day you’ll want the 10amp as the 5 will not charge your batteries overnight.
April 13, 2012 at 1:55 pm #1058627Like others have said it depends on your needs. I run a 15 amp per bank. My first charger was a 5 amp per bank, and if I fished 12 hours or more in a day my 31 series batteries would sometimes be drained almost 100%. The 5 amp charger would only have the batteries charged maybe 60-70% the next morning, and then at many times that day the batteries would be dead by mid or late afternoon. I now always try to buy more than I need with everything, because it seems at some point I will end up disapointed if I buy just enough to get by.
April 13, 2012 at 2:41 pm #1058650I am just a weekend warrior but I do fish all day when I go. I fish hard and do a lot of trolling with my electric. I just this spring replaced my on-board charger with a new 20 amp system. I had a 15 amp that was always adequate, but the chargers were on sale so I upgraded to the 20amp.
I may fish from sunrise to past ten pm and then back out at sunrise again. I HATE running out of juice halfway thru the second day.
April 13, 2012 at 3:57 pm #1058695Quote:
I may fish from sunrise to past ten pm and then back out at sunrise again. I HATE running out of juice halfway thru the second day.
Yeah, then you’d definitely want a big charger! I’m lucky to get out for 6 hours at a time
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