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Randy Amos · February 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM

Would there be any reason not to charge my 24 amp hour 12V lead acid battery belt with a Battery Tender "smart" charger designed to charge lead acid batteries? It is a 1.25 amp charger with a 4-step charging program (Initialization, Bulk Charge, Absorption Mode, Float Mode).

I use it on smaller automotive batteries (motorcycle and scooter) with no issues, and can't think of any reason it wouldn't be okay on a battery belt.

Any thoughts on how this would work out will be welcomed. Thanks for your input.

Mark Holland · February 14th, 2008, 03:03 PM

Your logic seems sound to me. If you try it, I'd suggest keeping it near you and not walking away for extended periods (or leaving it overnight) until you're SURE it's going to be ok. I'd probably give it a shot!

Mark

Giroud Francois · February 14th, 2008, 06:19 PM

the main reason is that your belt probably uses gel lead acid and car battery use real lead/acid. this is different chemistry that use different voltages.
read what is writen on your batteries(usually indicated charging voltage and continuous charge maintenance voltage).
it will not cause any dramatic event, but likely drastically shorten the life of you belt.
http://www.vonwentzel.net/Battery/01.Type/index.html

Heiko Saele · February 14th, 2008, 06:32 PM

Do you have a battery professional in your area? Like someone who replaces battery cells in old devices? Where I work we always give our old battery belts to a store who specializes in replacing battery cells /chargers. I'd ask someone like that to be safe.

Alex Dolgin · February 15th, 2008, 06:02 AM

The only reason I can think of (without knowing specifics of your charger) is it would be very long charging of almost 24 hours. 1.25A charger is not powerful enough for your belt.

Randy Amos · March 12th, 2008, 11:15 AM

Thanks to all for the information. The "smart" charger I have seems to do a great (if somewhat slow) job. I'm just trying to use gear that can multitask these days.

February 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM	#1
Randy Amos Tourist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers Beach, Florida Posts: 4	battery belt charging Would there be any reason not to charge my 24 amp hour 12V lead acid battery belt with a Battery Tender "smart" charger designed to charge lead acid batteries? It is a 1.25 amp charger with a 4-step charging program (Initialization, Bulk Charge, Absorption Mode, Float Mode). I use it on smaller automotive batteries (motorcycle and scooter) with no issues, and can't think of any reason it wouldn't be okay on a battery belt. Any thoughts on how this would work out will be welcomed. Thanks for your input.

February 14th, 2008, 03:03 PM	#2
Mark Holland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, & surrounding areas) Posts: 301	Your logic seems sound to me. If you try it, I'd suggest keeping it near you and not walking away for extended periods (or leaving it overnight) until you're SURE it's going to be ok. I'd probably give it a shot! Mark __________________ These are my own opinions, based on my own mistakes...

February 15th, 2008, 06:02 AM	#5
Alex Dolgin Contributor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lexington, Ma Posts: 286	The only reason I can think of (without knowing specifics of your charger) is it would be very long charging of almost 24 hours. 1.25A charger is not powerful enough for your belt. __________________ Alex Dolgin Dolgin Engineering Camera DC Power accessories, Fast 4 position Battery Charger http://www.dolgin.net

February 14th, 2008, 06:19 PM	#3
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	the main reason is that your belt probably uses gel lead acid and car battery use real lead/acid. this is different chemistry that use different voltages. read what is writen on your batteries(usually indicated charging voltage and continuous charge maintenance voltage). it will not cause any dramatic event, but likely drastically shorten the life of you belt. http://www.vonwentzel.net/Battery/01.Type/index.html

February 14th, 2008, 06:32 PM	#4
Heiko Saele Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wurzburg, Germany Posts: 316	Do you have a battery professional in your area? Like someone who replaces battery cells in old devices? Where I work we always give our old battery belts to a store who specializes in replacing battery cells /chargers. I'd ask someone like that to be safe.

March 12th, 2008, 11:15 AM	#6
Randy Amos Tourist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers Beach, Florida Posts: 4	Thanks to all for the information. The "smart" charger I have seems to do a great (if somewhat slow) job. I'm just trying to use gear that can multitask these days.