Dual Pro PS1 Auto 15A - 1-Bank Lithium/AGM Battery Charger [PS1AUTO] (2024)

FAQs

Will a dual pro charger work on Lithium batteries? ›

No matter if you choose Lithium or AGM batteries for your boat, Dual Pro is ready to keep your boat on the water longer, enhancing battery performance and extending battery life. Professional Series battery chargers are for use with Lead Acid (Wet Cell), AGM and most Lithium* batteries.

If a charging source is present, such as the alternator when the engine is running, the smart relay will connect the two batteries so they can both charge together. If the smart relay senses a drop in voltage it will disconnect, thus isolating the batteries.

AGM means absorbent glass mat and refers to the fine glass fiber separator between the positive and negative plates that helps absorb all the battery acid. AGM Batteries are advanced lead-acid batteries.

Lower is better - A low amp charger (1 to 10 amps) is always the best choice for charging any lead acid battery. It is faster to charge at higher amperage, but it generates a lot of heat, which reduces the life of a battery. Charging an AGM at 10.5 volts or greater: No problem - Under normal starting conditions.

Using the incorrect sized Lithium battery charger can damage your Battery Management System (BMS).

RED BLINKING LED…………. NO BATTERY DETECTED This indication occurs whenever the charger circuitry cannot detect a battery. The charger circuitry will not allow charge current to flow under this condition.

The main disadvantage of an AGM battery is the up-front cost, when compared to a traditional flooded lead-acid battery. That's it.

Too much voltage becomes too much pressure, and pop. Without an airtight seal, an AGM will dry out in hours. Then you're in the market for a new AGM battery. Bottom line: Do not use a regular battery charger for an AGM battery.

Although they charge considerably faster than wet lead-acid batteries, AGM batteries still charge much slower when we compare them with lithium-ion batteries. Winner: Lithium-ion batteries charge faster than AGM batteries and over four times faster than general lead-acid batteries.

First, look for a charger that has a specific setting for AGM. It's best to avoid chargers that claim to charge any battery with one algorithm. Most “one size fits all” products typically only do a mediocre job at best when they try to account for everything under one umbrella.

Is a trickle charger ok for an AGM battery? ›

– In off months, charge your battery regularly with a trickle charger. – Don't charge your battery too fast! This can heat up the battery and reduce its lifespan. Now that you've got the basics down, maintaining the life of your battery shouldn't be a problem.

Approximately, yes. An alternator set up for a standard lead acid battery won't have quite the correct voltage for the final charged state, but the error is small, and you wouldn't notice anything much detrimental unless you were using it long term and pushing the battery to its limits. Certainly.

Therefore, we strongly recommend you use a Lithium battery charger. If this recommendation is neglected then it is best to choose AGM, Gel, sealed battery charge profiles to charge a Lithium battery.

So you can see that in using a split charge relay or VSR that there is no control over the charging voltage at the lithium battery, meaning there is no control over the charging process, which in the best case can reduce battery life and lead to poor charging, and in the worst case could seriously damage the battery, ...

You can use a lead-acid charger to charge lithium batteries as long as you can set the maximum voltage of the charger and as long as the charger does not have an automatic equalisation mode enabled.

The answer is generally yes, but it depends on the specifics of the charger and the battery. Li-Po and Li-ion batteries have similar charging requirements, which means that they can often be charged using the same chargers.