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Old 12-24-2012, 05:11 PM   #109 (permalink)
mechman600
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Timing your charge is almost as annoying as having to turn individual chargers on. I just want to be able to plug in and walk away, which is what I have again with individual chargers.

On "Standard" mode, they cut off at 14.4V and on "AGM/Deep Cycle" mode they cut off at 15.0V. Since they obviously do not have temperature compensation, I can use the higher V setting for cold weather (5C and below) and the lower V setting for anything warmer than that.

I do not understand why the Schumachers and other microprocessor chargers cut off at such a high V. I cringe just thinking of my poor AGMs venting because of it.

Oh, and my new Mastercraft chargers are quite a bit more powerful than my last batch of Mastercraft chargers, even though they are rated for the same amperage. They are much heavier, which is mostly in the transformer, allowing higher current output once voltages get above 13.5V.

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