Battery Chargers - The Hull Truth

firemedc1560 · 01-26-2005, 03:31 PM

My friend is looking for a charger for his inboard powered boat. He has two engine batteries and a house battery. The two chargers he is seriously considering are the three bank Xantrex and the Pro Mariner. I saw BPS makes a knockoff of the Pro Mariner for about half the price, but don’t know
anything about it. Both are smart chargers and can be left on at all times w/o
the risk of damaging the batteries. Any feedback or suggestions?

JVLII · 01-26-2005, 05:15 PM

I would personally go w/ Dual Pro or Guest. I've got a Dual Pro- There have been a few good discussions here about these two, and customer svc. seems to be Very good w/ both.

JVLII

First Light · 01-26-2005, 08:58 PM

I'll second JVLII's recommendation of the DualPro. I have 2, one on each boat, both triple bank (triple battery) chargers and they are the best charger(s) I have ever owned.

Undaunted · 01-26-2005, 09:25 PM

My Guest 3 bank charger has already lost one bank and it is not worth having it fixed. Cost about the same to fix it as it would to buy another one.

theoldwizard · 01-26-2005, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Dawgie Style - 1/26/2005 9:25 PM
My Guest 3 bank charger has already lost one bank and it is not worth having it fixed.

Search old posts. Even though several people had Guest chargers die, I seem to recall the company did some "out of warranty" repairs.

Nice to hear that the Dual Pro seem at bit more robust.

Hub · 01-26-2005, 10:34 PM

I have the 2-bank BPS "knockoff" charger on my boat with no adverse problems.* Batteries are fully charged at all times with no degradation in battery performance.

RD · 01-26-2005, 11:26 PM

I have got the BPS dual bank also and it works fine and comes with A 2 year warranty. Think it is made by pro mariner, could be wrong.
Rd

Hub · 01-27-2005, 05:09 AM

Yes, it is made by Pro Mariner!

reel hungry · 01-27-2005, 05:18 AM

I use the dual pro,I bought mine direct from the manufactor at a real good price,works great ,just plug it in and forget about it.JMO

reelapeelin · 01-27-2005, 06:33 AM

I've got a Guest 2620(5yrs) and a Guest 2611(1 yr) on my boat...FLAWLESS...if you've got a problem w/a Guest charger, call them...this is a company that backs their products

reelapeelin · 01-27-2005, 06:38 AM

...Oh yeah...keep in mind some on-board chargers will allow power use while in charging mode...some WILL NOT...if you wanna run a bait tank or lights, etc overnite while charging, make sure you're getting one designed for that use