What is the difference between a trickle charger and a battery charger?
The difference between a trickle charger and a battery charger is that a trickle charger constantly applies a charge, whether the battery is fully charged or not. When it senses the voltage has dropped, a battery charger will resume charging. Because of this a battery charger can be left connected indefinitely.
What should I do if my battery charger won’t charge?
After the charger has a while to put some current back, disconnect the good battery. It may take a time or two to get the charger to stay running. What you don’t want to do is leave both batteries connected for a long time, as the good battery will end up overcharged. So, both methods require supervision.
Why does my battery charger keep sparking when plugged in?
Some, particularly marine battery chargers, are designed to check for battery voltage before passing voltage/current to prevent sparks, in case the charger is plugged in without being connected to a battery, when there may be a gas buildup in the compartment.
What kind of charger to use for 6 volt battery?
You can keep checking the battery until it has enough voltage to register on the ‘smart’ charger, then let the smart charger take over. If you have golf cart type 6 volt batteries, you can series a pair (positive to negative) to look like a 12 volt battery, and use a 12 volt charger as above.
Can a dead battery be charged with a AAA Charger?
Probably too small of a charger to charge a dead battery in the vehicle given the parasitic loads and the relay. Probably the battery saver relay that was clicking? I would disconnect the battery from the car if I had to use a 2A charger. If you have AAA, get a jump. A 2 amp charger should easily out-charge any small key-off power draw.
What should I do if my smart charger wont charge my battery?
Take your battery to your smart charger and hook it up again. The battery should have enough of a superficial surface charge to trigger the battery charger to start the charging process! If it doesn’t work, you can try the process a few more times before you give up.
How long does it take to charge a smart charger?
After 1-2 minutes, disconnect the jumper cables in the reverse order of how you installed them. Take your battery to your smart charger and hook it up again. The battery should have enough of a superficial surface charge to trigger the battery charger to start the charging process!
Why did starting my car with a trickle charger?
The next morning, I started the car with charger still attached and I blew up the battery. Fourteen pounds of sodium bicarbonate later, I had the battery acid neutralized and I called a tow truck. blowing ourselves up along with our car batteries?
Can you start a car with the battery charger still attached?
If your answer is yes, you can now begin charging your battery. This is to give your vehicle a decent base charge and warm the battery. Once your vehicle starts, unplug the charger, remove the ground (normally black) charger cable first, then the power (red) lead.