I am in the market for a battery charger. Since antiquity I have used car battery chargers on tractor batteries without issue but I have decided to upgrade to a model with short circuit protection so that the unending cycle of burning out chargers from internally shorted batteries and buying replacements can be broken. It seems that I need a switchmode type charger for that feature.
http://www.ctek.com/ie/en/chargers/XS 3600 this is a charger that would be the right voltage for me, but it says Battery capacity 7–75Ah up to 120Ah for maintenance
By my estimation I need a charger to handle a battery of 150AH but I don't need a high amperage charger as I have atv batteries and car batteries to charge also. I don't mind taking 2 days to charge a battery either as I have a boost charger to get me going in a hurry.
So, can any of the techies here tell me can I use this charger on a larger ford/new holland tractor/bus battery without damaging it as ah rating is not something I ever worried about before in sizing alternators and chargers to the task.
http://www.ctek.com/ie/en/chargers/XS 3600 this is a charger that would be the right voltage for me, but it says Battery capacity 7–75Ah up to 120Ah for maintenance
By my estimation I need a charger to handle a battery of 150AH but I don't need a high amperage charger as I have atv batteries and car batteries to charge also. I don't mind taking 2 days to charge a battery either as I have a boost charger to get me going in a hurry.
So, can any of the techies here tell me can I use this charger on a larger ford/new holland tractor/bus battery without damaging it as ah rating is not something I ever worried about before in sizing alternators and chargers to the task.