charging 2 deep cycle batterys

[stivanson]

1984 bayliner contessa single 350 duo prop i bought a pro mariner 100 10 amps 2 bank charger now need. to know if i hook up 2 deep cycle batterys in parallel for more amp can i hook up one side of the charger to the parallel side the other to the start side will this charge the parallel batterys properly.the other thing is the old charger is hooked up to the breaker panel to switch charger off.i dont need to have this or should i leave for saftey i have a lot of wires going to the old charger not to sure how they are hooked up lj (little john) do not like a dead battery

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

Just hook one bank up to each battery and you are good to go.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

Bhile -- he has three batteries (1-start, 2-deep cycle house). The answer is yes. One output goes to the start battery. The other output can feed the paralleled deep cycles and they will charge just fine.

 

[seabob4]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

1984 bayliner contessa single 350 duo prop i bought a pro mariner 100 10 amps 2 bank charger now need. to know if i hook up 2 deep cycle batterys in parallel for more amp can i hook up one side of the charger to the parallel side the other to the start side will this charge the parallel batterys properly.the other thing is the old charger is hooked up to the breaker panel to switch charger off.i dont need to have this or should i leave for saftey i have a lot of wires going to the old charger not to sure how they are hooked up lj (little john) do not like a dead battery

Not sure where in this post he says he has 3 batts. If he had 3 batts, you would thought he would have bought a 3-bank charger...

 

[jhebert]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

Not sure where in this post he says he has 3 batts.

I couldn't make heads or tails of his post. It was extremely difficult to follow.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

Well -- he says he may buy two deep cycles and put them in parallel and wonders if he can hook the other output to the "start side". Since he apparently has a starting battery now, and also since deep cycle batteries are not typically used as starting batteries - I guess that would lead one to say he has (or will soon have) three. If not, then it really doesn't matter if he hooks both outputs to one battery in the parallel setup or if he connects each pair to separate batteries. The net result is the same since modern chargers with multiple outputs can be bridged.

 

[john from md]

Re: charging 2 deep cycle batterys

Why do you want to use deep cycle batteries? Do you have a trolling motor?

It is very bad Karma to use deep cycle batteries for starting. It could cause you to meet Mr. Seatow sooner than you think.

John