Comments on: Use Honda generator with 12 v battery charger? http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lab http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Lab Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:09:43 +0000 http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/#comment-1416 I have a small Honda generator although a little more powerful. Max. load is 9A @120V. The 12v output is not regulated an at times reach 17.5V. This could boil the battery if not watched. Hooking up a regulated battery charger will work and to answer your question of the extra amperage , on hookup there is a surge and they have to indicate it on the product to avoid customer complaints. The charger probably runs at a steady 2-3 amps after the surge. You could put a delay fuse in the generator to cover that brief time. I have a small Honda generator although a little more powerful. Max. load is 9A @120V. The 12v output is not regulated an at times reach 17.5V. This could boil the battery if not watched. Hooking up a regulated battery charger will work and to answer your question of the extra amperage , on hookup there is a surge and they have to indicate it on the product to avoid customer complaints. The charger probably runs at a steady 2-3 amps after the surge. You could put a delay fuse in the generator to cover that brief time.

]]> By: Mr. KnowItAll http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 Mr. KnowItAll Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:08:29 +0000 http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/#comment-1415 Good point "fordman" Also, they put the 12V output on the generator as an emergency convenience so you don't have to lug around a battery charger WITH your generator. Good point “fordman”

Also, they put the 12V output on the generator as an emergency convenience so you don’t have to lug around a battery charger WITH your generator.

]]> By: dodge man http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 dodge man Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:49:51 +0000 http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/#comment-1414 i own a shop and all the battery chargers are designed to put out low amperage so it will charge the battery a little slower,if it tried to charge it fast it would damage the cells in it,the battery will receive a good full charge,the generator current is not stable enough to use as a 12 volt power supply though,it wont create the amperage needed to run most devices now, but you can use a 12 volt battery with a charger hooked to it to keep it charged up,the charger will never put out more than its rated for,good luck with it. i own a shop and all the battery chargers are designed to put out low amperage so it will charge the battery a little slower,if it tried to charge it fast it would damage the cells in it,the battery will receive a good full charge,the generator current is not stable enough to use as a 12 volt power supply though,it wont create the amperage needed to run most devices now, but you can use a 12 volt battery with a charger hooked to it to keep it charged up,the charger will never put out more than its rated for,good luck with it.

]]> By: fordman http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/comment-page-1/#comment-1413 fordman Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:44:31 +0000 http://www.titrain.com/use-honda-generator-with-12-v-battery-charger/#comment-1413 The 6A is the max it would use. As the battery charges, it will use less current and therefore the current will decrease on the input. Why don't you just plug the charger into an electrical outlet? Is this for a trolling motor or some other device where there is no outlet and a generator is required? The 6A is the max it would use. As the battery charges, it will use less current and therefore the current will decrease on the input.

Why don’t you just plug the charger into an electrical outlet? Is this for a trolling motor or some other device where there is no outlet and a generator is required?

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