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Old 11-29-2017, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Hacker1 View Post
MorTech, your description of charger function appears to indicate that a battery minder is unnecessary. Battery minder is sold as a sort of "trickle charger" & battery desulfator. If the charger actually performs as you describe, then that would seem to render the battery minder useless. Is this correct?
Yes...The newest carts with the latest smart chargers will take care of "minding" automatically by periodically running a charge cycle and equalize charges. If your charger doesn't have this capability, I personally would invest in a programmable smart charger like Delta-q QuiQ that can be programmed for all battery types (including lithium/AGM/GEL) and manufactures. You can find them on the internet for a couple hundred bucks.

One drawback of lead-acid is that it internally self-dischages at a rapid rate. after 2 weeks of just sitting, it will be at about 90%. If you remove the filler caps and look down each hole, it should be a dark grey or brownish color on the plates. If it is light grey or white then you will need to desulfate...which doesn't work very well and puts a serious hit on your remaining charge cycles. Minders, tricklers, and desulfators can do more harm than good. Prevention of lead-sulfate is key!

Last edited by MorTech; 11-29-2017 at 04:56 PM.