PROSINE 2.0 INVERTER•CHARGER USER’S MANUAL
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Battery Charging and Equalization Guide
Table 13 provides general charging information about standard battery types.
This information will help you use your PROsine 2.0 to give your batteries the
best charge. Note in particular, the information in the “Equalization” column.
Table 13 Battery Charging and Equalization Guide—General
Category Examples
Identifying
Features Advantages Disadvantages Equalization
Flooded
Trojan:
Golf Card,
Superior, Pacer
West Marine:
Sea
Vo l t
Motomaster:
Nautilus
Vents that can be
removed to fill the
battery with water.
Low price and higher
maintenance.
More resistant to
over-charging
since it can be
filled with water.
Cheaper than
other batteries
Must be filled with
DISTILLED water
and usually requires
equalization.
Maintenance
required.
Equalize every one
or two months
when in heavy use.
Equalize every
four to six months
in light duty
periods.
Sealed
Flooded
Delco:
voyager Vents that look like
they are removable
but are not. Sold as
“Maintenance Free”
at attractive prices.
Less
maintenance
required than
Flooded. No
need to fill with
water. Less
expensive than
gel.
Less resistance to
over-charging
because they
consume water but
cannot be refilled.
Do not equalize
unless specified by
the battery
manufacturer.
Recombinant
Flooded
(sealed)
Hawker Energy:
Genesis
Optima:
Yell o w t o p
GNB Industrial:
Evolyte
Expensive. Vents are
often concealed. Sold
using the following
phrases:
Recombinant, Valve
Regulated,
Maintenance Free,
Starved Electrolyte.
Require no
maintenance.
Non-spillable.
Can be damaged by
equalization.
Generally more
expensive.
Do not equalize
unless specified by
the battery
manufacturer.
Gel (sealed)
Sonnenschein:
Prevailer
West Marine:
SeaGel
Expensive. Sold
either as “Gel” or
“Gelled Electrolyte”
batteries.
Require no
maintenance.
Often can be
used on its side.
Non-spillable.
Low self-
discharge. Less
damage from
being left
discharged.
Damaged by
equalization.
Generally more
expensive.
Do not equalize.
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