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Charging a portable battery pack
I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That
pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! |
Charging a portable battery pack
That reminds me, mine needs charging. I usually
use the provided charge plug. As you write, not an option. I've also used a cord with a lighter plug on each end. Put the jump pack in the car, plug into the lighter socket, charge on the way to and from the store. Of the options you give, the lowest amp charger is the one I'd use. Figure for about how long you guess, based on the pack being charged (guess how charged it is). Other option is to clamp onto the battery of a car that runs, start engine, and idle for 10 minutes. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! |
Charging a portable battery pack
DerbyDad03 wrote:
I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! Typically use 1/10 capacity for 10 hours. 1.5-2 amp charge. I don't know if the charger just keeps putting out or shuts own. Greg |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:36:24 -0400, DerbyDad03
wrote: I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack - 4 amps for 4 or 5 hours will give full charge - 2 amp will take about 10 hours for full charge. Less if the battery pack is not fully discharged. |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:31:35 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: That reminds me, mine needs charging. I usually use the provided charge plug. As you write, not an option. I've also used a cord with a lighter plug on each end. Put the jump pack in the car, plug into the lighter socket, charge on the way to and from the store. Of the options you give, the lowest amp charger is the one I'd use. Figure for about how long you guess, based on the pack being charged (guess how charged it is). Other option is to clamp onto the battery of a car that runs, start engine, and idle for 10 minutes. Christopher A. Young A 10 minute charge will NOT give a full charge. It would take a 90 amp charge rate to fully charge a dead 15Ah battery pack in 10 minutes. So half charges would still take 45 amps. |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:32:09 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! Typically use 1/10 capacity for 10 hours. 1.5-2 amp charge. I don't know if the charger just keeps putting out or shuts own. Greg GENERALLY they put out 2 amps maximum, and taper down as the voltage comes up.. Some taper down enough to avoid boiling the battery (usually referred to as float charge) while many simple "trickle chargers" have no regulation at all. |
Charging a portable battery pack
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Charging a portable battery pack
Most likely the internal gel cell battery is rated at
12 volts, and will "ideally" provide 15 amps for one hour, or some other way to get there. 150 amps, for 1/10 hour. Ideally, never fully discharge the battery. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... ... 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack I don't know what I mean. I quote directly from the label on the MVP Model I-6550: 12V/15A Once the Charged light comes on, I'll know it's ready. Thanks! |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Oct 27, 2:33*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Most likely the internal gel cell battery is rated at 12 volts, and will "ideally" provide 15 amps for one hour, or some other way to get there. 150 amps, for 1/10 hour. Ideally, never fully discharge the battery. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus *www.lds.org . "DerbyDad03" wrote in ... .. 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack I don't know what I mean. I quote directly from the label on the MVP Model I-6550: 12V/15A Once the Charged light comes on, I'll know it's ready. Thanks! keep feeling the battery as time passes, a hot battery pack means its fully charged, gell cells and nearly all batteries detoriate and carry less capacty as they age |
Charging a portable battery pack
On 10/27/12 1:03 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:36:24 -0400, DerbyDad03 wrote: I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack - 4 amps for 4 or 5 hours will give full charge - 2 amp will take about 10 hours for full charge. Less if the battery pack is not fully discharged. So here's the update: The charger I used is this one: http://www.tooltopia.com/schumacher-sc600a.aspx The lights by the green triangle read as follows, from top to bottom: Charged 75% 50% 25% Charging Connected It was used less than a month ago on car battery and it worked fine. I set it to 4 amps and hooked it up to the battery pack's clamps and plugged it in to an AC outlet. The Charging and Connected lights came on as expected. I checked it a few hours later, expecting to see at least one of the percent lights on. Nothing. I checked it again after it had been charging for 6 hours...still no percentage lights. Just the Charging and Connected lights. I unhooked it from the battery pack, turned the battery pack on and the Low LED came on, just like before. Should I assume that the battery pack is shot or is it possible that it won't charge via the clamps and that the 15V charger must be used? |
Charging a portable battery pack
I've had jump pack internal batteries go dead. Several of
them. What's the voltage, at the pack's battery clamps? With no charger? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... Should I assume that the battery pack is shot or is it possible that it won't charge via the clamps and that the 15V charger must be used? |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Oct 27, 10:30*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On 10/27/12 1:03 PM, wrote: On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:36:24 -0400, DerbyDad03 wrote: I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack - 4 amps for 4 or 5 hours will give full charge - 2 amp will take about 10 hours for full charge. Less if the battery pack is not fully discharged. So here's the update: The charger I used is this one: http://www.tooltopia.com/schumacher-sc600a.aspx The lights by the green triangle read as follows, from top to bottom: Charged 75% 50% 25% Charging Connected It was used less than a month ago on car battery and it worked fine. I set it to 4 amps and hooked it up to the battery pack's clamps and plugged it in to an AC outlet. The Charging and Connected lights came on as expected. I checked it a few hours later, expecting to see at least one of the percent lights on. Nothing. *I checked it again after it had been charging for 6 hours...still no percentage lights. Just the Charging and Connected lights. I unhooked it from the battery pack, turned the battery pack on and the Low LED came on, just like before. Should I assume that the battery pack is shot or is it possible that it won't charge via the clamps and that the 15V charger must be used? yep the internal battery is likely bad. sitting discharged a long time sulphates the plates and ruins the battery... |
Charging a portable battery pack
On Oct 28, 8:23*am, bob haller wrote:
On Oct 27, 10:30*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote: On 10/27/12 1:03 PM, wrote: On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:36:24 -0400, DerbyDad03 wrote: I have a portable battery pack that uses a 15V DC pod to charge it. That pod is currently about 300 miles from where the battery pack is. Can I use my car battery charger by hooking it up to the clamps on the battery pack? If so, I have these specs and these choices. Which should I use? Battery Pack: 12V/15A Charger Choices: 6 Amp, Fast Charge, Automotive/Light Truck 4 Amp, Medium Charge, Automotive 2 Amp, Trickle Charge, Lawn Tractor/Motorcycle/ATV Thanks! 2 or 4 amp. I'm assuming by 15a you mean 15AH on the battery pack - 4 amps for 4 or 5 hours will give full charge - 2 amp will take about 10 hours for full charge. Less if the battery pack is not fully discharged. So here's the update: The charger I used is this one: http://www.tooltopia.com/schumacher-sc600a.aspx The lights by the green triangle read as follows, from top to bottom: Charged 75% 50% 25% Charging Connected It was used less than a month ago on car battery and it worked fine. I set it to 4 amps and hooked it up to the battery pack's clamps and plugged it in to an AC outlet. The Charging and Connected lights came on as expected. I checked it a few hours later, expecting to see at least one of the percent lights on. Nothing. *I checked it again after it had been charging for 6 hours...still no percentage lights. Just the Charging and Connected lights. I unhooked it from the battery pack, turned the battery pack on and the Low LED came on, just like before. Should I assume that the battery pack is shot or is it possible that it won't charge via the clamps and that the 15V charger must be used? yep the internal battery is likely bad. sitting discharged a long time sulphates the plates and ruins the battery...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - A "long time" is a relative value. My grandfather lived for a long time. I was on hold with tech support for a long time. Those two "long times" are very far apart in terms of real numbers. What is considered a "long time" in regards to a battery pack sitting discharged? |
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