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posted August 01, 2004 02:44 PM
 Edited By: entropy on 2 Aug 2004 09:36
ra12r: 24v question - answered
Ra:
you went to 24v starting, yes???
Q: what make secondary battery did you use????
Now Houston is in the 90's; I wanna have my bases covered and am gonna throw in a 24v starting circuit.
You have a 2nd battery rec????
Thanks,
Karl
PS: anyone else feel free to chime in!! Especially MadMike, our own Battery Expert!!! 
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posted August 02, 2004 08:35 AM
MadMike came to the rescue!
Thx Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted August 02, 2004 09:14 AM
Aww Dang,,,,,,,,I just saw the message. Anyway, I used a gel cell battery for my second. It fits in the trunk next to my airshifter bottle. However, I have to charge it seperately as it is not in the circuit.
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posted August 02, 2004 04:25 PM
ra: how many amps do you charge it at????
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posted August 03, 2004 08:20 AM
Because it is 12v I charge it just like I charge my car battery. Unless I have alot of time then I set it to trickle charge. So I guess the answer is 15A or 2A at 12v as stated on my autozone battery charger.
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posted August 03, 2004 11:04 PM
well, I usually charge my big battery at 5amps but Sears charger also has a 2 amp setting, and my trickle charger is 1.4amps; those are my choices.
hmmmmmmm...
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posted August 04, 2004 09:44 AM
if you are charging overnight, then 2-5 amps would probably get the job done by the next day. I think 1.4 is for long term connection...
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posted August 04, 2004 10:02 AM
Here is a little formula for figuring out how to charge the batteries properly.
Most batteries will be charged at a 20Hour rate, lets say you have a 12Volt 14amp hour battery which our stock battery is. you want to charge it for 10Hours your charger should be around 1.4amps. so it goes like this AH = Amps x Time. and just to let you know this is a very generic formula, so you can not take a 14AH batter and put 140amps into it and charge it in 6 min.
but just remember if you have a smart charger it is the best way to go. then it senses the current flow and adjustes itself from there.
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posted August 04, 2004 03:41 PM
thanks!!!!
tOMORROW i SHOULD HAVE MY NEW BATTERY!!!
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