Xantrex TRUECHARGE2 Battery Chargers feature low
electrical interference and superior, efficient, power factor corrected
multistage charging. TRUECHARGE2 Battery Chargers can be mounted virtually
anywhere, given their unique drip-proof design.
Promariner battery charger: The fastest
battery charger with the most features in its class. Specifically designed
to deliver maximum charging performance and extend battery life. Get on the
water first and stay there longer with tournament winning technology
providing: 100% charge upon completion of multi-stage charging process
Newmar battery charger - Phase Three “Smart”
battery charging technology is now available in a wide range of power
levels, allowing you to select the right size, features and flexibility you
require for virtually any application from small recreational craft to large
live-a-boards, workboats and other commercial vessels
Charles C-CHARGER®
2000 Series Marine Electronic Battery Chargers are an excellent choice for
value-priced, high performance products and the
HQ series offers a rugged battery charger and power supply all in one unit
Analytic batter charger - This all-new single board design incorporates
state of the art switch mode technology for unmatched efficiency and
ultra-quiet operation. Multiple stages of filtering reduce radiated or
conducted noise to very low levels
Mastervolt battery charger ensures you an electrical system with no weak
links and a dependable and silent power supply. Whether for recreational or
professional purposes, with Mastervolt you always have power you can rely
on... The power to be independent.
Marine Battery Charger
Xantrex battery chargers are micro-processor controlled for
fast, accurate charging of vehicle or boat batteries in deep cycle or
maintenance applications. Xantrex battery chargers are compact, light weight
and easy to install. These chargers feature multi-stage, power factor
corrected charging meaning that they require less AC input power than
traditional chargers to operate at its peak efficiency. This results in more
AC power available for connected AC loads on vessel or vehicle.
Truecharge2 Xantrex TRUECharge™2
Battery Chargers lead the industry with a small footprint and ultra-compact
design. Designed for marine and commercial applications worldwide, the new
TRUECharge2 charger is the latest addition to the TRUECharge2 series.
Newmar Battery Charger
Phase Three Series Battery Chargers: 12V
Input: 115/230 VAC
Output: 7 – 80 Amps
“Smart” battery charging technology for 12 volt systems
aboard marine applications including workboats, military vessels, commercial
vessels, and recreational craft. These chargers interact with batteries
providing the optimum three stage charge process for fast recovery and
conditioning, maximizing performance and extending battery life.
Phase
Three Series Battery Chargers: 24 & 32V
Input:
115/230 VAC
Output: 8 – 95 Amps
“Smart”
battery charging technology for 24 and 32 volt systems aboard marine
applications including workboats, military vessels, commercial vessels, and
recreational craft. These chargers interact with batteries providing the
optimum three stage charge process for fast recovery and conditioning,
maximizing performance and extending battery life.
Phase
Three Modular & Programmable Series Battery Chargers: 24V
Input:
115/230 VAC
Output: 100 – 150 Amps
The PTMP represents a new level of functionality,
reliability, and serviceability in very smart battery charging for critical
24 volt systems aboard work boats, military, commercial, and recreational
craft. A menu of pre-programmed battery type charge profiles as well as
custom settings option allow user to select or program optimal three step
charging voltages and operating parameters. The chargers interact with
batteries providing the ideal profile for replenishment and conditioning,
resulting in maximum performance and extending service life.
Phase
Three Modular Series Battery Charger: 24V
Input:
115/230 VAC
Output: 67 Amps
The PTM
charger provides a significant improvement in system reliability, for
critical marine applications, by utilizing multiple independent charger
modules that plug into the unit, and should a fault occur in one module, the
system continues to operate, thus is considered “fault tolerant”.
Phase
Three Charger Monitor/Control Unit
Designed for
installation in conjunction with most models of PT Battery Chargers, this
unit provides additional functionality of monitoring, control, and alarms.
It contains a Digital DC volt meter with 3 battery bank sense selector, a
dial that adjusts the PT charger float voltage, and AC Master circuit
breaker for control and protection of charger input power.
ABC Series
Battery Charger: 12V
Input:
115/230 VAC
Output: 6 Amps
The ABC
Series chargers utilize time tested SCR charging circuitry, individually
sensing and regulating each of 2 isolated battery banks, allowing the user
to leave the charger operating indefinitely, even under no-load conditions
without fear of overcharging. These chargers are ideal for vessels or
vehicles which have an intermittent demand for battery power.
ProNauticP Dry Mount Marine
Battery Chargers
Industry recognized with the 2010 IBEX Innovation Award,
ProNauticP employs our Generation 3 ProMar Digital Performance Charging
Platform which combines all digital control and softwarebased power
conversion technology with global energy management features. ProNauticP
addresses the trend of incorporating and using more 12-volt electronics
onboard today’s power, sail, cruising and sport fishing boats. Boasting
twelve digitally-controlled performance charging profiles with finger tip
selection, ProNauticP fully charges, conditions, maintains and
re-conditions batteries while extending battery life and maximizing
battery reserve power performance.
Frequently Asked Questions - Promariner
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Q.
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How much charging time is available per day, either with
shore power or generator power? |
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A.
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A 20 amp unit will average 20 amps per hour. Twelve
hours of charging time will equal near 240 amperages returned to
battery. |
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Q.
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How many batteries or battery banks are to be
charged? |
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A.
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A bank is several batteries harnessed together and
treated as if they were a single, larger battery. Your charger will
require one output per bank. Chargers often have a number of outputs,
some which need not be used. Some have 1 or 2, most have 3 or more
units. |
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Q.
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What is the type, usage and total amp hour
capacity of your batteries? (Examples: #1-one 205 amp 8D for engine
start, #2-one 205 amp 8D for engine start, #3-four 250 amp 6 volt golf
cart-house, #4-one 85 amp gel cell for generator start) |
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A.
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This figure is usually expressed as a “20-hour rating.”
Fast or quick chargers should not exceed 20% of this rating for normal
batteries or 30% for golf cart or specialty batteries. |
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Q.
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What is your average hourly DC load (24 hours)?
(Example: Fridge runs for 20 minutes out of every hour at 12 amps = four
amps average load.) |
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A.
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This is the total of all equipment loads: lighting +
refrigeration + pumps + motors, etc. Intermittent loads, such as 12V DC
refrigerators which cycle on and off, should be averaged out over their
duty cycle. |
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Q.
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How quickly do you need to recharge and to what
percent of full charge – 80% or 100%? |
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A.
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Batteries need to be kept fully charged (to 80% is okay
for two or three weeks of cruising). Normal alternators and battery
chargers reach 70% of full charge fairly quickly, but take longer than
“fast” chargers to charge that last 30%. The new technology multistep
chargers will recharge your batteries 100%. |
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Q.
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What type of batteries – flooded, lead/acid,
gel, agm, etc.? |
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A.
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Chargers are field adjustable to meet manufacturer’s
specs, or Professional Mariner will customize a unit for your
requirements. |
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Q.
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What are the different types of batteries? |
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A.
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Here are the different types of batteries you can
purchase:
| Lead-acid batteries
Requires maintenance. |
Liquid electrolyte that needs to be periodically checked and
filled with distilled water (as needed). Has to be mounted upright
(will leak through caps if mounted in any other position).
Considered hazardous material. |
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| AGM absorbed glass-mat batteries
Maintenance-free. |
| Sealed battery that has all of its electrolyte absorbed in
fiberglass separators consisting of a sponge-like mass of matted
glass fibers. Operates under pressure to force the hydrogen and
oxygen gases produced during charging to recombine into water,
eliminating the need to periodically add water to the battery.
Spill-proof, leak-proof, can be mounted in any position and can be
shipped via regular freight carriers. |
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| Gel-cell batteries
Maintenance-free. |
Sealed battery that uses gelled electrolyte technology. Operates
under pressure to force the hydrogen and oxygen gases produced
during charging to recombine into water, eliminating the need to
periodically add water to the battery.
Spill-proof, leak-proof, can be mounted in any position and can be
shipped via regular freight carriers. |
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| Q. |
What types of batteries can your chargers handle? |
| A. |
You can use any of the above battery types on our chargers. Our
chargers are factory set for lead-acid batteries. The settings depend on
the type of charger (different models may have different settings), but
most of our chargers have a lead-acid and a gel-cell setting. AGM
batteries will charge at the lead-acid setting (NOT the gel setting). |
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Q.
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Can my 12 volt charger charge my 24-volt or 36-volt battery
system? |
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A.
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Our waterproof chargers are designed to charge 12-volt
batteries within a 12/24/36 volt system. If you have a Dry Mounted
battery charger (ProTech, Flyback, Promatic) then you would need a
24-volt charger for a 24-volt system or a 36-volt charger for a 36-volt
system. A 12-volt non-waterproof charger cannot charge a 24-volt or
36-volt system…….the charger has separate positive terminals but only
one common negative terminal (so the battery banks are not isolated from
each other). |
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Q.
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Can I connect the charger to only one battery?
What do I do with the unused terminals? |
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A.
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On a Dry Mount charger, you will need to jumper the
unused positive terminals to one of the positive terminals that you are
using so that the charger will “read” a battery on each lead. |
| Q. |
Where can I mount the charger? |
| A. |
Make sure you have adequate ventilation for cooling of the charger,
but these chargers are not made to get wet and it will Void the
warranty. |
| Q. |
My charger is tripping my GFCI circuit breaker on my outside
outlet? |
| A. |
All chargers that use this technology to charge batteries bleed a
little voltage, which should be below the GFCI trip point. Test the
charger on a non-GFCI outlet (inside the house) and see if the charger
works. If it works, then most likely something is wrong with the GFCI
outlet. If it does not work on an inside outlet, then there is something
wrong with the charger. |
| Q. |
Can my charger be left on for an extended period of time? |
| A. |
The newer 3-step chargers have a float mode (3rd step) which
maintains the batteries at 13.3 volts (for lead-acid batteries) and 13.8
volts (for gel-cell batteries). As long as the batteries are in good
condition and you maintain your water levels inside the batteries
periodically (for lead-acid batteries), then you can leave the charger
on between fishing, boating trips, etc. |
| Q. |
What charger setting do I have to use for AGM batteries? |
| A. |
AGM batteries can charge at the lead-acid setting on our battery
chargers. Our chargers are factory set for lead-acid so you do not have
to make any changes to the charger. |
| Q. |
Can I charge a lead-acid battery and a gel-cell battery
together? |
| A. |
Our chargers charge and float lead-acid batteries at a different
voltage than gel-cell batteries. You should not mix battery types
because you are going to compromise a battery if you charge it at the
wrong setting. |
| Q. |
What is the difference between the older Ferro-Resonant
chargers and the newer 3-step chargers? |
| A. |
The older Ferro-resonant chargers were constant volt chargers that
put out 13.8 volts. They did not charge at a high voltage and then step
down the voltage for a maintenance mode. They are much bigger and
heavier and most often louder. |
| Q. |
How long will it take to charge my batteries? |
| A. |
The following equation will give you a good idea of how long it will
take to charge batteries.
Total Amp Hour capacity of the batteries
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Total amperage output of charger
= Total Hours To Charge Batteries
Example: 100 amp hour battery / 10 amp charger = 10
hours
If you drain your battery half-way (50%) then you would need to put
50 amps back into it. Based on the above equation it would take you 5
hours to charge the battery.
If you have more than one battery, you will have to add up the amp
hour capacity of all the batteries and then divide by the total amp
output of charger to get charge time. |
