battery and charger

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  1. Pasta88

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  2. Joe C

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    #2 Joe C, Oct 30, 2019
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    The charger and battery are rated for 12 volts. The 1250mA on the charger is rated in milli-amps. Which really means it charges @ 1.25 amps.
    The battery description does state it is rechargeable. Stand by and cycle use do not matter because you would not be using this charger while it is in use anyway. It should work, but it will be a very slow charger.

    A decent (cheap) charger and you can use it for for car if needed ...
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079C5SZ2H/ref=psdc_15707061_t2_B0797XMSDL
     
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  3. kaljukass

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    The normal charging current for such a lead-acid battery is one-tenth of the nominal capacitance, i.e. in this case the nominal capacitance is 5AH, then the recommended maximum charging current should not exceed 0.5A ( or 500mA). This applies to normal charging. In the short term, the charging current may go higher, this is used on so-called pulse chargers.
    The charger, you provide, allows for a maximum charging with 1.25A, but that does not mean that charging will go with that current all time.
    This maximum possible.
    Charging current is likely to be several times lower, as determined by the internal resistance of the battery (do you know what it is?).
    So, this charger is okay, but you need to make sure the battery does not get hot while charging. If it is slightly warm to the touch with hand it is normal.
     
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  4. Pasta88

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    So in simple terms, Is it compatible plz?
     
  5. kaljukass

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    Yes, if you want to charge the battery mentioned in the first post, then it seems to fit.
     
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  6. Pasta88

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    TYVM
     
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  8. Joe C

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    That charger on ebay also has no safety factors built in. It will continuously charge no matter the state of charge in the battery. So do please get a smoke detector with that charger as Enth suggests, cause your going to need it. That ebay charger lacks the safety features to one I linked to:
    • Microprocessor-controlled to automatically adjusts amperage rate, to charge and maintain
    • Easy to use with Start/Stop interface, LED indicators and push button controls
    • Reverse hook-up protection ensures charger will not operate if clamps are reversed
    • Rugged, heavy-duty metal case
    • Charges compatible battery types, including standard, AGM and gel batteries
     
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    Please explain how is this possible?
    (My special education is physicist-electronicsist and I have never heard something similar before.)
     
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  10. Enthousiast

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    I wouldn't trust you with the job of exchanging the batteries in my tv remote, physicist my ass.