Battery Charger Question

[bassCat1971]

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[bassCat1971]

It is possible that the battery is not communicating to the charger. You can swap the leads around or boost the battery with a manual charger. The charger has a fail safe in it to prevent extended overcharging and reduce hazards. BCB

[bassCat1971]

Well I took your advice, and heres what I got. Initially, battery B (trolling motor battery) was charged and green on the charger, and bank 3 was hooked up to battery C and was alternating red and green. I switched the leads between the two trolling batteries, and after doing so, bank 3 was STILL blinking. Now correct me if Im wrong, but if battery C was bad and I switched the leads from bank 2 to it, bank 2 would blink–but it doesnt, and bank 3 still blinks. All the wires are tight, and I checked the water in both batteries, and they were fine.Thanks for the help.

[bassCat1971]

Check the fuse and lets see if you have other issues. BCB

[bassCat1971]

Thanks, BCB, for the help – that was the problem. What would make the fuse blow? Do I have another underlying problem?

[bassCat1971]

Hard to say unless it blows another one. Low voltage or a bad battery can cause it in the battery. Otherwise it may have just overheated somehow.

[FATDADDY]

I have a pro-pak IV have used it for about 3 years now with no trouble.But i would not leave it pluged in all the time my experance is not goodfor the cranking battery. I try to plug it in over night about once a week.seems to work good for me.Ron

[gchagler]

I had a Pro Pack 3 that 1 bank stopped charging on. I called Tripp at noco and he sent me a genius to replace it, free of charge even though it was out of warranty.Dont leave it plugged in all the time, charge them when you come off the water and boost them back up the night before you go fishing. If it sits for long periods plug it up every 2 or 3 weeks to keep the batteries from goin bad.

[phatestkat]

Leave it plugged in. Had 3+ years life from my Optimas before I sold the old boat and 2-1/2 on my new batts, (still like new). As I posted before it is just like your hot water heater, it doesnt charge unless it needs too.

[Bass Cat Boats]

I used to leave my charger plugged in all of the time, but now I dont. I really dont think that theres a lot of difference either way. But…the main reason I leave it unplugged, once the batteries are charged, is due to storms. It may sound silly, but Ive had a lightning strike fry some electronics in my home, several years ago. I figure if its unplugged, if such a rare thing should occur, my boat would be saved from some potential devasting damage. Probably worrying about nothing, but keeping it unplugged, unless the batteries need a charge seems to work for me.

[Bass Cat Boats]

The lightening strike concept is a minor risk, though real valid concern, especially if you keep your boat in an attached garage for fire safety reasons. BCB also does not suggest 24/7 connections for reasons of safety. For those who feel they must leave it plugged in they suggest using a wall timer that operates your charger a few minutes a day to keep them hot.

[Alpokeene]

I had two of them that kept frying my batteries, due to leaving it pluged in. Noco did replace both under warranty but of course that did not help with the price of 9 batteries. So i would not recomend ever leaving it pluged in any length of time. Plus check your levels often on your batteries.

[Puma Jim]

good advise from BCB and I am a Deputy Fire Chief. they are right as far as it being a safety issue. I also use the wall timer to top off my batteries during winter

[Bass Cat Boats]

You can use any of the larger chargers to do the same thing a Lester does, though not as efficiently.

[Phil Bangert]

I love my Lester. BC advice to get one was the best charger advice I have ever had.

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