Dear Floating SLA AGM I recently achieved recognition as a Marine Surveyor after working under one for 10+ years -and i am always and still amazed at the correlations between vanagons and vessels - the work required to maintain is nearly the same the problems and needs of vehicle and operator are nearly the same - the biggest difference is on a boat - there is no place to pull over -when calmity strikes !!!! regards On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:52 PM, sailingfc @dslextreme.com < sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote: > With all the talk about second batteries and house batteries, what about > charging these things. I understand that SLAs and AGMs need to float after > they reach full charge. What circuitry have people added to taper the > current and float their batteries? > > I use a 110V smart charger at home to keep my "bench top" 12V SLA battery > topped up. Seems inefficient to get an inverted to use my 110V smart > charger in the van. > > Thanks. > > -Dick- > 87 Syncro (Blaze) >
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