Recharging Battery For Floundering Spotlight

[RX3-BOi]

was just thinking when you go flo9undering how do u recharge the battery. i'm gonna be using a 12v car one?

[glen]

i have a car battery charger i use. might set you back $40 i guess. the car batteries tend to last a long time when floundering. charge it every 2 or 3rd trip.



cheers, glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />

[RX3-BOi]

ah ye i seen those things at super cheap auto. thanks glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />

[AND1_HOTSAUCE]

After you charge the battery a few times, wont it start to get weaker?

[glen]

[quote name='AND1_HOTSAUCE' date='Sep 30 2005, 03:31 PM']After you charge the battery a few times, wont it start to get weaker?

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The lead batteries you find in cars are VERY rechargeable...you would have to use them many many hundreds of times before they stop holding the charge <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />



cheers, glen

[supersquid]

Glen is correct

You can recharge a battery as many times as you wish

Its running them flat and leaving them flat that kills them

Also keep batteries off concrete floors as this will also shorten their life span

The amount of time you casn use the battery depends on the quality and type of battery you use

If you want longer use from a battery buy one with high cranking amps they take a lot longer to run flat but are a bit heavier <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />