Genset battery charging

From what I understand the battery Charger lead that comes with the generator is pretty much an unregulated supply and it may damage the batteries.

It is much better to use a designated battery charger through the 240v outlets.


Cheers Kev

A smart Charger run off 240v is better , if you use the so called 12v charging from the Honda you need to keep a constant look out on the batts for over charging.

new boy,

there is a pretty good FAQ on chargers, which I recommend to read first.

If you need some questions answered, pls use the notification form on the same page.

Best regards, Peter

Hi New boy I have a honda 10i genset to charge a battery with the geni it takes about 48hrs to link a battery charger with larger amperage takes cosiderably less time, i use a 17amp charger linked to the geni and it takes 6 hrs to fully charge a 100ah deep cycle battery. it would be even better through a smart charger with a higher amperage, the normal mill cheep charger only charges at 3.5amp, hope this helps cheers uptotenyearsroundoz.

The 12V output from most generators is unregulated as stated elsewhere in this thread.
Also they are typically only 8.3 amps / 100 watts which will take forever to charge a battery.
For rapid battery charging, I would recommend a high-amp regulated 12V petrol powered charger such as the one from ABR/Sidewinder. They are like a DC generator and charge batteries in no time !
Cheers.
Peter.