vexilar battery

  • josh Shesta
    Posts: 4
    January 15, 2015 at 4:32 pm #1497984

    Hello I am wondering how long everyone charges there batteries? I just bought a brand new battery and it says do not over charge it but it does not say how long to charge it! Thanks for the help

    grampatim
    Spirit Lake, IA
    Posts: 124
    January 15, 2015 at 4:53 pm #1497989

    If you have a Vexilar charger, just charge it until the red light comes back on.

    ozzyky
    On water
    Posts: 815
    January 15, 2015 at 5:01 pm #1497993

    Mine goes from a red light to a green light when fully charged

    josh Shesta
    Posts: 4
    January 15, 2015 at 5:29 pm #1498004

    I don’t have a vexilar charger. I just have a charger that clips onto batteries.

    crappielover89
    Posts: 41
    January 16, 2015 at 3:40 am #1498230

    i have a battery tender it is the best keeps the battery charged and doesn’t allow it to get overcharged. i have the big double on my bass boat and i have the smaller one for all my flashers and my humminbird that’s on my inflatable pontoon. it works great and i haven’t had an issue for the past two years of owning the chargers.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13297
    January 16, 2015 at 6:28 am #1498241

    I don’t have a vexilar charger. I just have a charger that clips onto batteries.

    Josh, on a brand new battery, it can vary from an hour to a few hours (or more). not knowing what charger you have or how many amps it charges with, will all make a guessing game out of this. The simple solution is to get a higher quality charger with an indicator LED on it. OR, if you have a battery tester like a Fluke, periodically disconnect the charger and test the voltage on the battery. Fully charged is usually about 13.1V.

    If your over/or under charging, you will degrade the battery and shorten its life cycles. The better chargers are worth the extra $$ in the long run

    joc
    Western and Central, NY
    Posts: 440
    January 17, 2015 at 3:22 pm #1498874

    For a deep cycle battery which is used on most boats for starting and electric trolling motors and accessories: the chargers apply’s a high level of charge in coulombs “amps/sec” when 1st connected to the battery. Thus rapidly recharging the battery “if the battery is good”. Once the battery is charged the battery charger senses that the terminal voltage is high enough and reduces the rate of charge in coulombs “amps/sec” to maybe a couple hundred milliamps or so for a maintenance charge until the next time you use it. This maintenance charge will keep the battery from bleeding off charge if it sets around for a while.
    Bought my charger at Sears some years back, works great.

    oldbear
    State Center, Iowa
    Posts: 324
    January 17, 2015 at 6:18 pm #1498900

    Not knowing what charger you have I hope its not to big for the little battery. If its low amp and auto. OK otherwise I’d get the flasher charger or a maintainer like mentioned but you know what you have and I don’t.

    Boss Hawg
    Inactive
    Brainerd Lakes Area
    Posts: 278
    January 19, 2015 at 1:08 pm #1499472

    $20 at Batteries Plus for a good charger with the lights.

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