12v 24ah battery

[munsterlurcher 0]

i bought a 12v 24ah gel battery at market its the ones they use in the driving golf carts do anyone know how long do u charge this type for

[hollands hope 1,024]

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Edited November 3, 2008 by hollands hope

[bill88 6]

My Powakaddy (golf cart) uses a 12v 24ah battery.The charger i use came with the cart,and charges the battery in three stages,once its fully chrged it just trickle charges.When im using the cart a lot i just leave the battery on charge all the time.It takes about 9 hours to charge the battery from flat.I also use the charger to charge my lamp batteries 7ah and 17ah.Charger output is 2-4amps.

[hollands hope 1,024]

  bill88 said:

My Powakaddy (golf cart) uses a 12v 24ah battery.The charger i use came with the cart,and charges the battery in three stages,once its fully chrged it just trickle charges.When im using the cart a lot i just leave the battery on charge all the time.It takes about 9 hours to charge the battery from flat.I also use the charger to charge my lamp batteries 7ah and 17ah.Charger output is 2-4amps.

is it a acid battery or gel battery , your correct it depends on the amps Edited November 2, 2008 by hollands hope

[nbk 0]

well i hve a 22 amp off a golf cart and it charges in 12 to 14 hours from flat

[Strong Stuff 2,171]

Divide the capacity of the battery by the output on the charger:

 

24 Ah battery,

 

@ 1 Amp charge = 24 hrs

@ 2 Amp charge = 12 hours

@ 4 Amp charge = 6 hours.

 

I personally wouldn't charge a lead acid battery at any more than 20% capacity (4.8 Amps)

 

Also worth draining it completely every few charges, by intermittent use of the lamp, don't just put it on and leave it set fire to your house!

 

 

Am trying very hard to source some cheap Li Ion cells to make up some packs like the new DEBEN one, no weight at all in them, easy to charge, no memory effect.