Guest LivingLegend Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Ok this marine deep cycle battery is killing me. I have it on my MotorMaster 3 step charger set on 2amp. There are three lights, one green for competely charged, one red for having connection reversed and another red for overload... The red light for overload is on and charging has stopped, what does this mean. It say's nothing in the manual about the overload light. Is my charger busted now our my new $300 battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) I don't know why it did that but 2 amps is not going to overload a good battery maybe the charger got hot and shut down for it's own protection if your battery is down by 100 amp hrs it would take 50 hours to charge it back to full I would use a good 10amp smart charger it chargers the way a battery likes/needs to be charged ..bulk charges till it hits 80% or so full then drops down absorption till full charged then float..to maintain .. so I would hook up a different charger or meter and see what is going on Edited July 24, 2010 by Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Once again.Stop trickle charging your battery. It is for a maintenance charge to keep the battery top off after It's fully charged. At 10 or 15 amp charge the plate will take much longer to build up calcium on the plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Check to make sure that the 2 amp setting is automatic, on some chargers only the 10 amp setting is automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Take your battery down to Canadian Tire and have them do a free load test. It will tell you if the battery is okay. Then take the charger back if it's under warranty, cheap chinese junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LivingLegend Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Sounds good, thanx guys. Gonna get a load test done and then see if its the charger that might have an issue........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Can you please submit a picture of this $300 battery.....oh, and while you're at it a picture of yourself...I would like to know what a fishermen looks like that would spend $300 on a battery.... I hope it all works out for you. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Some people are easily parted with their money for those overpriced Optima batteries..maybe, over 200+ tax at Wallymart up here + eco fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LivingLegend Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) Can you please submit a picture of this $300 battery.....oh, and while you're at it a picture of yourself...I would like to know what a fishermen looks like that would spend $300 on a battery.... I hope it all works out for you. Bob Well let me know if you can find a small compact battery that is 43lbs and still a good amp hr for under 239. I was told by everybody to not go cheap on a battery or charger. i dont want a honkin deep cycle battery that is the size of a boat at 70lbs.........what can ya do EH? Edited July 24, 2010 by LivingLegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I have the the same charger and mine did the same, light came on red overload. I unplugged the charger and disconnected the battery. There is a rocker switch that says maintenance free deep cycle. make sure its set on deep cycle. Then I hooked it all back up and it was good to go. Hope that works for you unless there is other issue's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Well let me know if you can find a small compact battery that is 43lbs and still a good amp hr for under 239. I was told by everybody to not go cheap on a battery or charger. i dont want a honkin deep cycle battery that is the size of a boat at 70lbs.........what can ya do EH? Sam's Club has them here for about $155 but even at that redickulas price I wouldn't purchase one when I can get a conventional deep cycle batter size 24 for about $65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LivingLegend Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I have the the same charger and mine did the same, light came on red overload. I unplugged the charger and disconnected the battery. There is a rocker switch that says maintenance free deep cycle. make sure its set on deep cycle. Then I hooked it all back up and it was good to go. Hope that works for you unless there is other issue's. Thats correct, it was on deep cycle the whole time. Not sure why this occured but I just got back with a new battery and charger, both the same just replacements. Lets see how it goes................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LivingLegend Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Sam's Club has them here for about $155 but even at that redickulas price I wouldn't purchase one when I can get a conventional deep cycle batter size 24 for about $65 Sams club, is this in the US I assume? Well looks like you got a good deal. i just wanted a maint. free battery (AGM), guess that comes with a heavy price. This is the size spec's...... Weight 43.5lbs. Length 10.06inches Height 7.94inches Width 6.88inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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