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Charging AGM battgery


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was in my local auto parts store recently and looking at AGM batteries and was told that I would need a special charger to charge them with. Anybody heard of this before? Will my normal 10 amp deep cycle charger do the job ok?

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You may need a new one. The onboard charger I have is a 7 year old Dual Pro. I just checked with the manufacturer and they said it would work OK with all AGMs on the market today. I had a specific question about Cabela's AGMs which have a label on them describing some charger requirements. Try and check with the manufacturer of your charger.

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you will need to trickle charge using 2amp mode only and will take a long time to charge. Hope this helps! grin.gif

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I disagree. A charger with an AGM curve would be ideal, but not absolutely necessary - nor is a 2A charger a necessity.

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What is an "AGM curve" does that mean that my normal charger is good enough or not?

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I have a optima and a cabelas AGM and I am charging them with a 2 bank Guest 20 amp (10 amp per battery) charger. The guest manual says it's safe for sealed batteries. Am I doing something wrong?

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My new smart charger has a selection from wet,gel to agm. I know between gel and wet their is a diffence. I would go with correct chrager for maxium life of battery. The charge cost's as much a battery. I finally laid to rest my 1982 craftsman trickle charger and bought a new one. Good luck!

P.S.

Still have it though!

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators

You can use your 10 amp deep cycle charger for AGM batteries.

Like shachbash said the smart charger is probably the best option but they cost a lot.

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