I have a couple questions, mainly regarding safety, about charging a battery that I use to run between 1-6 12v LEDs inside of a tent. I believe the battery is just a normal deep cycle/starting marine battery.
In the past, I would run the battery down to roughly 40% or so and then use a regular battery charger - 12v 10 amp (then manually switch to 2 amp) to recharge using a generator.
I was thinking about permanently connecting a battery charger/maintainer to the battery so whenever the generator is running, it would be recharging.
My question is what kind of charger would be best? Something like a Noco Genius 3.5 amp?
Also, can I still use the LED lights while the generator is running and it's charging? The pull on the battery from the lights would be between 1-5 amps depending how many would be on. Is it as simple as the charger would cover 3.5 amps and the battery would provide the rest?
Also worried about gas build up. The battery is in a plastic battery box. Do I need to leave it uncovered while charging? The tent is large - 500 sq ft +. Is that enough ventilation? What condition do I need to avoid?
Thanks for the help!
In the past, I would run the battery down to roughly 40% or so and then use a regular battery charger - 12v 10 amp (then manually switch to 2 amp) to recharge using a generator.
I was thinking about permanently connecting a battery charger/maintainer to the battery so whenever the generator is running, it would be recharging.
My question is what kind of charger would be best? Something like a Noco Genius 3.5 amp?
Also, can I still use the LED lights while the generator is running and it's charging? The pull on the battery from the lights would be between 1-5 amps depending how many would be on. Is it as simple as the charger would cover 3.5 amps and the battery would provide the rest?
Also worried about gas build up. The battery is in a plastic battery box. Do I need to leave it uncovered while charging? The tent is large - 500 sq ft +. Is that enough ventilation? What condition do I need to avoid?
Thanks for the help!