Fellows is this normal?????????????????????

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February 10, 2015 at 1:45 am #290863

Tideman
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After fishing in winds that were awful, got home put the on board charger to work and after5 minutes the lights went green,all 3….This doesnt seem right to me…The starting battery is 2 years and thetrolling batteries are new..Thanks //Robin

February 10, 2015 at 1:50 am #290864

BamaCat
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Wow! That is quick. I was on Guntersville yesterday from 7am to 3pm with brand new interstate batteries on the troller. Plugged in the charger around 4pm, checked at 9 pm, and lights. were all green. Of course it depends on the charger. Mine is a NOCO 3 bank, 10 amp. Some are bigger of course.

February 10, 2015 at 2:20 am #290865

RazorCat
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Im running an Optima 31 series, and 2 – 27 series with a Pro Pack III charger. I can fish 5-6 hours and stay on the TM pretty heavy, and Ive noticed the banks on the TM batteries will sometimes go green in under 30 minutes. The 31 (start) usually goes green within a couple of hours. Im guessing its going into maintenance mode, as suggested by some on here before. The 31 is 2 years old, the 27s are at least 4 years old. Both still strong, so I guess the charger is doing its job.

February 10, 2015 at 2:42 am #290866

dbasketman
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FOR THE LAST TIME !!! Just because the lights go green does not mean its done ! It has analyzed what the battery needs and is charging at a REDUCED RATE !!! roflmfao

February 10, 2015 at 1:13 pm #290867

RazorCat
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The “reduced rate” charging mode is what I meant by “maintenance mode”. How quickly the charger switches to that mode is surprising considering the load placed on the batteries throughout a long (for me) day of fishing.

February 10, 2015 at 3:31 pm #290868

BIGCATTER
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THAT would be why they call them SMART chargers . — Smarter than a lot of us are . — It does however lend itself to making one not TRUST his charger . — So I ponied up the bucks for a new one . — Guess what ?!? — Works just like the old one !! — Oh well , needed a spare anyway .

February 10, 2015 at 5:05 pm #290869

cjrich
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So how would one know when the batteries are fully charged if the green might represent charging at a reduced rate?I have a 3 bank Pro (factory) that charges at a little less than 7 amps. Intgerstates are close to three years old and it takes some hours before the green light goes on.I suspect I will replace the batteries sometime this season.

February 10, 2015 at 5:31 pm #290870

Tideman
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dbasketman wrote:FOR THE LAST TIME !!! Just because the lights go green does not mean its done ! It has analyzed what the battery needs and is charging at a REDUCED RATE !!! roflmfaoThe question was not is it done…..THE QUESTION WAS IS THIS NORMAL?..Now is this normal to go green within 5 minutes???

February 10, 2015 at 5:41 pm #290871

madman
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Okay I am lost here, the manual says;When the battery is charging, the CHARGE LED will be illuminated RED. The CHARGE LED will remain a solid RED color (not blinking) until the battery is fully charged.When the battery is fully charged, theCHARGE LED will be illuminated GREEN. The CHARGE LED will remain a solid GREEN color (not blinking) until either the battery charger is disconnected or the battery becomes discharged.This info is from their web site.

February 10, 2015 at 5:48 pm #290872

billius
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I would say, its not normal for all three lights to go green in 5 minutes. At the risk of being Capt. Obvious, there is likely something wrong with the charger or batteries. When the lights go green, if you disconnect the charger and put a volt meter on your batteries, you should get a reading which would tell you whether they are charged or not. In my case, after fishing all day, the lights will turn green on my trolling motor batteries in about2-3 hours. My Pm1 will take 6-7 hours before the light turns green. This is using a Noco Genius charger.
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