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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
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Posted for CavittP@aol.com:

Bob:

It's not a matter of amperage to keep a battery "topped off."  It's a matter 
of voltage.

Pete Cavitt - N320PL
619-701-0784

> what amperage and voltage ie watts is needed to top off a battery on a
> continuous cycle?


[What you need is a "Battery Tender".  Ted Noel bought one for his project 
long before I showed up to lend a hand, and I've been using it for the last 
several months to keep his batteries topped off while we're building and 
testing.  It's not a very expensive device, and offers some features that you 
don't even find on chargers that sell at 3 or 4 times the price.  You can 
check it out at 
http://batterytendervps.chainreactionweb.com/product_info.php?products_id=2. 
 FWIW.                <Marv>                ]