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- Whats the difference between 2 A and 10 A charging options?
My battery charger has a 2 A and 10 A option What's the difference? If 10 A is more and faster, why not just put the 10 A option?
- Preventing alternator draining car battery - Motor Vehicle Maintenance . . .
I'd recommend a 20A diode or 2 x 10A in parallel OR a MOSFET wired to act as diode - ask if interested A diode will drop about 1V so at say 15A it dissipates 15W
- Meaning of relay acronyms: H-LP, E G, DIM etc
I'm trying to get to know my fuse and relay boxes better They're labelled, but the labels are mostly acronyms and shorthand, and googling any particular acronym gives a lot of mentions of common t
- Removing the cigar lighter socket in the Outback load area
I understand that these circuits should be limited to 10A (although the Subaru has a 20A fuse for this circuit) and I have a charger which will limit the current to 10A Unfortunately I am getting a lot of voltage drop across the socket -- I see 9V at the charger when it draws 10A The positive terminal of the cigar lighter plug gets very hot
- charging battery with DC power supply - Motor Vehicle Maintenance . . .
Fairly straightforward question, would I be able to charge my car battery with a DC power supply that outputs 12V 2 5A? I know real car battery chargers put out 12V 10A Would it just take 5 times
- Charging 12v car battery with 12V 2A power supply
@Paulster2 Added some details in question I am planning to check current drain with engine off tomorrow after getting battery charged I am thinking of putting my Multimeter (in 10A mode) in series of -ve terminal of battery How much drain current is normal when car parked? EDIT: battery is just about 15 months old Amaron make
- Battery drain but multi meter shows it doesnt
Just disconnect the large cable from the battery positive post that goes to the alternator, then put the 2 probes of your multimeter in between them with the multimeter set to the 10a current range like before
- Best way to recharge battery using alternator?
After several hours on 10A there was no change in the needle; I've switched it to 2A based on your recommendation, but will have to wait overnight to see if it works better that way My apparent inability to charge a battery using a battery charger is what led me to ask about proper post-jump actions
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