Boat Batteries - Calcium

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Ok guys found my new boat has two calcium batterys. Start battery and a deep cycle house battery. 
I have been using a 3.8amp Cetek charger and and fittings on previous boat battery. To top up before using if its been sitting a few weeks between trips.
Do I need a special battery charger to top up the calcium batterys or will the low powered CeTek charger do the job. 
Read on internet that calcium batterys need a higher out put charger.
Any recommendations welcomed.

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There are some instructions in the Ctek manual..
 Also , well is on my unit, where you select motor bike, car think another 2 above .
 If anything is wrong the red light in top left cnr comes on.
 Thu have found on some batteries it has come on, check polarity and stuff, all good then goes off and few hrs later battery is at maintenance and good..
 I would be hesitant to charge from 'flat' charge' both at the same time.. thu charge or even top up one at a time yes.

If once the little indicator lights reach to 'maintenance' and if both batties are in parallel, and identical and about same age/ condition... then maintain both together..

Cant rem off hand mine I  (think is about 4amps ???) handles our about 760/ 780 cca nps ( not sure what it is exact other than its a good 200cca above engine requirement) ....also does the still ex factory 4x4 deisel ute nps.. not sure what that is either without going out have look
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Thanks Steps i was reading that Calcium batterys need to be charrged to a higher voltage than standard lead acid batteries to be fully charged and that std battery charger wont fully charge them. THer charger I have only has the 6volt , motorbike setting and winter setting and the redlight.  Planning on doing a overnighter so want to make sure  both batterys are fully charged.
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Depending on level of your battery charge, they don’t like to be to flat. You will need a charger with an output of 14.8v, the larger Cteks have this range, so you will need to check your charger specs.
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does the battery manufacturer provide any documentation with recommended charging voltages/currents? - and how do these details compare with the output of the Ctek model you have?

probably best to start with manufacturer supplied info rather than internet opinions from 'who knows where' 

- batteries are expensive and you dont want to shorten their life inadvertently.
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Originally posted by Bounty Hunter Bounty Hunter wrote:

does the battery manufacturer provide any documentation with recommended charging voltages/currents? - and how do these details compare with the output of the Ctek model you have?

probably best to start with manufacturer supplied info rather than internet opinions from 'who knows where' 

- batteries are expensive and you dont want to shorten their life inadvertently.
Thought there might be someone who had calcium batterys and would know. Going to get hold of battery supplier and ask them.
Thanks for the reply
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Like several mentions above.. the ctek instruction manual.
 Further to my post above, mine in a ctek 5..
 And going on my manual, the small chargers are for things like alarm back up batteries, motor bike type batteries.

They are 'defined as ' smart chargers' which automatically detect if a CA or pb acid etc and adjust the charger at any given level of charging to suit the battery...but still need one large enough to match size of the battery.

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