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mikesuej
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Initially Posted - 08/11/2011 :  07:46:28  Show Profile  Visit mikesuej's Homepage
After years of cheap battery chargers destroying my batteries, I decided to plunk some coin on the Xantrex Truecharge2 20 amp battery charger with remote. The cool thing is that it is utterly flexible in how you program it - set to AGM versus Flooded, gelcell, etc. It also has a temperature probe you connect to the battery post and it adjusts itself in accordance with battery temperature.

Here is the remote installed. http://seatitude.intuitwebsites.com/xant2_op_640x853.jpg
http://seatitude.intuitwebsites.com/xant1_op_640x853.jpg

FYI, the pro-mariner that I pulled out doesn't even use tinned copper wire for the A/C section. Hope this solves my battery woes, but how many of have said that for decades?
Michael T. Janocik
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 08/11/2011 :  08:11:16  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I fried 2 standard deep cycles before I solved my dilemma, but went the solar charger route. Got a 45 watt panel and haven't had a problem since.
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 08/11/2011 :  11:00:18  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Nice setup
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 08/12/2011 :  11:21:07  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I didn't look at the pics before. You're right Thomas, nice setup!
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