Quality on-board float charger?

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FlyFishn

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What are some of you running for a quality on-board float charger/maintainer?
 
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I'm using primarily BatteryMINDer and PulseTech products.

Not as on-board, but still. On some batteries I have on-board desulfation units, though. Canadus and PulseTech.
 
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I have been happy with Battery Tender brand maintainers.
 
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My vote goes to the various BatteryMinder chargers. I have one with a splitter that maintains my diesel mowers off season, one for the tractor, one for the truck, and lastly...a 48v desulfator for the cart.
 
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Costco recently had their $70 5 amp battery tenders for $50 and I stocked up. Lead acid and lithium compatible. 6 or 12V
 
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I have been happy with Battery Tender brand maintainers.
Same here, got a couple 750ma maintainers and a 5A charger/maintainer sounds like the same one Quaffer mentioned. I used to swear by Schumacher but I had one fry a new battery on my bike as did the replacement one and the communication by the company was zero so no more.
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I've been buying NOCO Genius2D for onboard chargers, maintainer, desulfication as well.
They have many different sizes, some with multi banks, and on board ones come with eyelets vs clamps.
Well rated and haven't let me down yet. Oldest one have though is only about 2 years old?

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I've been buying NOCO Genius2D for onboard chargers, maintainer, desulfication as well.
Be careful with the high voltage desulfation maintainers. The high frequency ones can be used with the battery connected to late model computerized things and not hurt a thing.
 
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Be careful with the high voltage desulfation maintainers. The high frequency ones can be used with the battery connected to late model computerized things and not hurt a thing.
something I new nothing about.

A little on line research shows the NOCO Genius2D that we are using seem to put out pulses 6x / hr in the 13.2V to 14.9V range to desulfate the plates. Also says the charger doesn't float charge the battery but shuts off completely when voltage target reached.

Seems like this is safe range not near the 60v unsafe range.

Does this seem correct or should I get the boys to stop using them?
 

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