Help ASAP -- Best 12v Battery and Charger in Town?
 

It seems like I need a new 12v battery and charger for my XFactor livewell. My battery's been dying on me in around 4 to 6 hours. Been taking forever to charge it, too. I can't really tell whether the charger's bad or the battery, or both!

I bought the battery and charger from OEX last year and I think I'd like to try a different battery and charger this time around.

I went to Fast Lane to see what they have, and unfortunately their charger's designed for the special connectors they use with their 12v batteries and don't come with alligator clips.

What other places in town sell those regular 12v batteries/chargers? I was hoping Turner's would have them since those batteries are also used in deer and game feeders, but they don't.

Hoping to pick something up tonight so I won't have any livewell issues tomorrow!!! Thanks!!!

There is a chain called batteries and bulbs I think. There is on in Escondido. They carry all sorts of 12 volt batteries as well as 6 volts. What city are you located in?

Oh thanks, hoping to find someplace closer... I'm in san diego.

Wondering if any of the auto parts stores typically carry 12v batteries?

i got a battery tender charger for costco comes with alligator clips too. i don't think they sell 12 amp batteries on their auto store.

Sears carries those online. Hmm, I think i'll run to one of their stores around here and see if they have any in stock.

Murphys in el cajon has a shit ton

Try Harbor Freight for charger and maybe Home Depot for battery. Good luck.

A few things...

Pumps actually draw quite a bit of juice. My Rule 360 pump @ 12V draws 2ah. On a 10 ah battery, that equals about 5 hours. Your battery sounds like it still might be ok.

Most guys run their live wells on 6V. A decent 6V battery will run your 12V pump all day no problem.

If you want to run 12V, here is a timer that will extend your battery time.

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/timer-switch

Your original question was about the best battery and charger. In my opinion, LiPo4 is the best. Lots of power, lightweight, built in protection from basically anything, and should last you for years and thousands of charges. Not cheap though. There are a few of us that are using the 6V 12ah battery from Bioenno Power.

http://www.bioennopower.com/collecti...ery-abs-sealed

There is a place in called Willy's Electronic Supply in the Convoy area with a nice selection of SLA batteries.

I just recently bought a Diehard charger/maintainer from Sears to replace my cheapo float charger.

Buy the correct 6 volt battery and charger and your problems will be solved.

Love the battery tender! Got mine at the battery store by Ralph's in Brea. We (Cummins) even have battery tender chargers on our smaller commercial generators, 30kw and under for group 31 and smaller batteries

Don't know if this is helpful or not... but I have a 12v 10amp battery from OEX that I use for my Lowrance Elite 5 and have been using this charger (see below) without any problems whatsoever.

Thanks, everyone. Really appreciate the tips.

That CTEK charger does look pretty good!

Check with Powerstride behind the Sports Arena.

Walmart auto section has chargers...may vary by location. Any autoparts store should have what u need.