Advice Needed - Recharging Electric Motor Battery

[TheFoosh]

HI All,

I was hoping for some quick advice. I have a small tinny with a 65lb bow mount motor. I have done 4 outings using the leccie connected to a Century Marine Pro 730.

The battery still has good charge (green light with red inner dot on display window). Do I keep running it down before I charge it or should I be charging it after every couple of outings and not letting it drain down too far?

I have purchased a 7 stage smart charger (10A) to charge it with however I need to know what the best actions are to keep the battery in good condition for a long service life.

Kind Regards

Nick

[zmk1962]

Lead cell batteries......KEEP IT CHARGED ! ....
 

I have written up the science behind this in a previous post if you want to search for it.

Running a lead cell battery to flat before re-charging is guaranteed to shorten battery life.  I always keep mine trickle charged to full and as proof have a Century Marine Pro 650CC that is 10y.o. and still working.

Cheers

Zoran

 

 

[TheFoosh]

Sweet, thanks mate. I'll make sure I recharge it after each weekend (I assume it's ok to use it for 2 days then do a full recharge?).

[The Incredible Hull]

Yep what Zoran said, keep it trickle charged at all times when not in use. Repco keep having sales on their CTEK MX7, great charger.

You should check the voltage on your battery periodically with a multimeter

Dave

Edited December 9, 2016 by The Incredible Hull