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Subject:Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
From:Steve Williams
Date:Thu, 1 Aug 2013 17:57:17 -0700

At 05:41 PM 8/1/2013, Karl Mullendore wrote:
>That (7.2-amp) charger is far too small fr anything much larger than
>a lawnmower
>battery. I'd recommend a 20-30A Iota charger.

Karl, tell me more!  My little 8-amp Prosport charger seems to do
fine, even with the Engle fridge running.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001BSUR2Q/sbw/

(Not to mention I see that same charger in a lot of boats, all with
large house batteries.)

My house battery is an Interstate SRM-29, about 100 amp-hours.