eohm.com Solar and Electric Powered Boat Information

Battery Chargers

A Battery Charger is needed to recharge deep-cycle batteries for electric boat use, and also to maintain the batteries in good condition.

The better quality chargers will charge in several modes and automatically sense the state of charge of the deep-cycle battery.

Pulse Width Modulated battery chargers can be fitted to an electric boat to allow hook-up to a shore based electricity supply.

A good battery charger will need to do three jobs; Charge the battery, Stabilise the charging rate, and know when to stop chaging. A good battery charger from any of the major manufacturers will perform these charging functions.

Charge controllers ensure that the batteries are charged at the maximum rate that they safely can stand when the power is available.

For more information on Battery Charging for electric boats see the Charge Controllers page.

Battery Chargers

Battery Chargers on the web.

Battery Tender Battery Chargers - Battery Tender Battery Chargers - All Battery Tender battery chargers are designed to fully charge and maintain a wide range of styles of lead acid batteries in ways that avoid the potential damaging effects that can be caused by most trickle chargers. Battery Tender battery chargers offer a variety of power levels: 7.5, 15, 70, 300 & 600 watts, maximum charge currents: 0.75, 1.25, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 15 & 20 amps, and nominal battery voltages: 6, 12, 24, 36 & 48 volts. Various charging algorithms are available to acommodate the wide range of lead acid battery styles: Flooded, Sealed, VRLA, GEL & AGM. Battery Tender battery chargers are equipped with a variety of safety and interconnect options, not available on all models. Safety options include: spark free operation, reverse polarity protection and continuous short circuit protection. Interconnection options include: alligator clips, fused ring terminals and quick disconnect DC output cable harness. A variety of AC input power options is available.