Recommended Way to Charge my Trailer's Breakaway Battery
Question:
I need to install a new break away kit on an enclosed trailer Ive recently come across. Can either, or both, chargers in my subject line be connected to one of your break away kits? Do your break away kits come with slip on, or sometimes called spade lugs? Looks like both chargers come with ring lugs or alligator clips. Either charger listed will not over charge my break away battery will they? They will act similar to a Battery Tender?
asked by: Dave F
Expert Reply:
Both the CTEK US 0.8 Universal Battery Charger with Pulse Maintenance part # CTEK56865 and the Bright Way Solar Battery Charger and Maintainer part # BRW54FR would work well for this application. I prefer the solar option as it wouldn't require shore power.
As an alternative I would instead use just the Hopkins Engager Push-To-Test Trailer Breakaway Kit with Built-In Battery Charger part # 20400.
Since you're already going to be installing a breakaway kit why not one with a built in charger to save time and money? This will use your trucks 12 Volt power to charge it anytime it is plugged in. Since the only time it would be used would be when the trailer came disconnected from your truck during use they don't tend to drain.
This has been the proven method of maintaining break away kits for years and years and works very well.
Products Referenced in This Question
Hopkins Engager Trailer Breakaway Kit w/ Charger, LED Tester, Hardware, and 5 Ah Battery - Top Load
- Trailer Breakaway Kit
- Kit with Charger
- Top Load
- Single-axle
- Tandem-axle
- LED Tester
- Hopkins
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Bright Way Solar Battery Charger - 7.5 Watt Solar Panel
- Battery Charger
- Battery Charger
- Boat
- Car/Truck/SUV
- RV/Camper
- Trailer
- Charges/Maintains
- AC to DC
- 12V
- Solar Panels to Auxiliary Battery
- Bright Way
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CTEK US 0.8 Universal Battery Charger with Pulse Maintenance - Small 12-Volt Batteries
- Battery Charger
- Battery Charger
- Lawn Mower
- Motorcycle
- Snowmobile
- Trailer
- 32 Ah
- Charges/Maintains
- AC to DC
- 12V
- Wall Outlet to Vehicle Battery
- Trickle Charge
- CTEK Power Inc
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