Battery chargers

[RticKwad]

All,

I was wondering what you all recommend for a full battery charger (not tender) to charging our 12v batteries?

Regards,

R'

[eggenz7]

any trickle charger will work..not enough battery there to take 10 amps to charge with

[caperinmuskoka]

If you are talking about a normal battery charger to have around the garage/house.

I have one just from a local parts store that does 2 amp 10 amp and has a 50 amp starting .....Also FULL Auto shut-off is a must ......

Mine also has the Deep-cycle switch for my boat batteries.......Caper.

[CaptainQuint]

I use two different types of chargers

A small Battery Minder model:
BatteryMinder Battery Charger / Maintainer with Desulphator — 12 Volt 2/4/8 Amp, Model# 12248 | Battery Maintainers | Northern Tool + Equipment

And a larger Schumacher wheeled charger/starter:
Schumacher Wheeled Starter/Charger — 200/100/40/10/2 Amp, Manual, Model# SE-4022 | Battery Chargers | Northern Tool + Equipment

For most purposes the Battery Minder model is more than enough and does some fancy stuff the big Schumacher model doesn't. I tend to charge stuff on the Battery Minder and use the wheeled Schumacher for larger jobs like jump starting and such.

[RticKwad]

Thanks all for all the input! (Still figuring out the subscriptions thing with the new forum, lol)

Cheers,

R'

[bentarrow]

I use a Vector(Black and Decker) for everything from the small ATVs to the 2 6 volt Interstates in the RV. They are 2/10/25/amp with 75 amp jump start. Sam's Club or on the web for $50.

[RticKwad]

Thats what I need to do is just go there anf buy the charger. I assume its like jumper cable type terminals?

R'

[war1ock]

I jsut use an automotive charger charger that has 6volt and 12 volt option. I hook it up and let it charge for about 15 minutes and it charges it great

[Killjoy]

After a lot of expensive lessons learned, I bought a YUASA 1.5A charger/tender. Best $50 investment I've made on the quad.

YUASA is a major battery manufacturer and is the OEM battery for Polaris.

[turbo777]

I have a normal automotive one, that has 2, 10 and 50 amp. Is there any problems with using that? I am having a hard time getting my battery to charge enough to get it started. I have an 07, sportsman 800. Of course it doesn't have a pull starter. Doh!!