Chargin' your starter battery

[Doubledog]

Getting the nitro boat ready and have acquired a like new 12v car battery for starting purposes. Its smaller than a normal car battery but larger than a lawn mower. Weights maybe 10-13 lbs.

My situation being overseas is that I'm not wanting to buy a normal charger that works off of 220v. Nope, no way, no how. I'll stuff that joker in my car and drive around with it before I pay for one.

Question for you guys is can I use a 50 mah charger like you'd use for your cell phone for this? You know, make a pig tail out of it and hook it up. It should, but it'd take a week right and be kinda like a trickle charger. Who cares as long as it works. Besides, a starter don't drain that much so a full charge would last a long time.

Thank ya'.

 

[Saugling]

I think it will work...as long as your 50mAH charger makes 12V

 

[Doubledog]

Now that I've looked at it again, its putting out 6v. That should still work but take forever ?

Any advice is appreciated

 

[MarkScott]

DD,

Believe your statement should read "lost shaker of salt".. I've got a parrot head sitting next to me..

Mark...

 

[Doubledog]

LMAO

****, and to think of the hundreds of times I've heard that song. ROTFLMAO... I'll have to dig out the cd just to doublecheck that part ;D

<edit made> lol.

 

[snowdog-2112]

Doubledog,

get a transformer (if you don't already one) to plug your charger into.

Or did I miss this one altogether?

Snowdog

 

[Doubledog]

Snow Puppy How you doing man!

I've got a transformer, but don't have a regular car battery type charger from either Europe or Stateside.

I'm guessing one of these handy chargers will work after making the ends a pig tail. Then again, we can always test through trial and error and post from there. Kinda scared though.... ;D

 

[topfuel443]

Unfortunately the 6 volt charger wont work. I use a small battery tender for motorcycles to charge all of my 12v stuff. Its low amperage but it charges my big deepcycle battery in about a weeks time, and my 7 amp starter batteries in a couple days time. they are very cheap and should work well with the transformer you have. Im sure Europe (or wherever you may be) has a bike shop somewhere that carries them. just a thought.

~ james

 

[nitrotoys]

a 2 amp motorcycle batter charger would work well, thats what i use.

or a normal charger.

 

[Ron Olson]

Or as a last resort, jumper cables!

 

[snowdog-2112]

DD,

I'm surviving. ;D Got tickets to go "home" for the holidays so life is good. Can't believe it's been almost a year over here already. No boats lately but perhaps Monday will be nice for me to go run a bit.

It might take a while to get but take a look at this:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI00...0001P?&I=LXL353

Works well for me,

Snowdog

Snowdog racing: Actually looking forward to going home when the water is hard! Maybe it's the family, MAYBE it's the LADIES ;D ;D

 

[paul heuston]

i was talking with a guy who sells batterys and he said the best thing to do is find a larger battery of any sort and just connect the terminals together and leave it for about a day the larger battery will charge the small one..

paul

 

[Doubledog]

That'll be easier than I thought then.

Before running, I'll disconnect the battery in the car and drive with that one to the lake. Should be charged by then right.

Thanks for the input guys.