Did i get the right battery charger?? - Please help

[fisherdane]

Just bought an old Schumacher 10 amp Twin rate (12V, 6V) Automatic/Manual battery charger (SE-40MA). I now think I might have bought a wrong charger. The reason is that it only has 3 settings:

1) Manual
2) Conventional & Low Maintenance Automatic
3) Maintenance free & Deep Cycle automatic

I am planning to use this charger for a Marine Battery for my Minn Kota Endura #55

I have read several places now that I need to recharge my battery using a trickle setting. I do not see that setting on this model??? maybe 2)? Please help

Thanks

[Bodofish]

Deep Cycle Automatic, You said it yourself. It's pretty hard to go wrong with any of the new smart chargers. Oh, you got one.

[hewesfisher]

fisherdane - Your new "old" charger is automatic except when you select manual, then it will charge at the reated output of the charger until you shut it off. I do not recommend that setting for charging. I have a similar model and it works just fine.

Here's a link to the owner's manual off the Schumacher website: http://manuals.batterychargers.com/manu ... 000161.pdf

Enjoy!:cheers:

[Eddie L]

I use a Exide Nautilus Gold 12volt/10 AMP charger and set it at the Deep Cycle trolling/Maintenance Free to charge my Deep cycle trolling motor battery and the battery that starts/or runs my 40 HP motor,fishfinder,lights,bilge pump and temp gauge.
Just set on Maintenance free & Deep Cycle automatic and it will do just fine.

[fisherdane]

Perfect. Thanks a lot everybody. All the help I receive from this site is terrific!!!