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Battery question

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gary
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Username: timberghost159

Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2009
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 09:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

will it hurt my motors charging system to run a non marine battery. it has a car battery on it and i didnt know if thats a good idea or not..
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JB
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Username: beckerjs

Post Number: 2038
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 09:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

it will not hurt anything but may overcharge the battery
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gary
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Username: timberghost159

Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2009
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 10:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

its a big truck(tractor trailor) battery, will that matter..
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Lee Roeder
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Username: roederll

Post Number: 192
Registered: 04-2008
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 11:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

well considering if the battery is a 12 volt battery i wouldn't think it would, however anymore and it might be.
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Alan Fisher
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Username: pilot481

Post Number: 55
Registered: 07-2009
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

Boy howdy. Thats a lot of avalible power!!! and more weight. I sure would suggest you spend 75 bucks (WalMart) and get a marine battery. That battery has a lot of reseve to fill up. I would think it would be hard on your chargeing system, Maybe not, but it sure seems to me it would.
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gary
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Username: timberghost159

Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2009
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

lol..i sure wouldnt want a walmart battery,,the neverstart batteries they sale are junk..i buy my batteries from ebco battery for 40 bucks with a 2 year non pro rated warrenty...i'll pick up one soon as i get the chance...

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