old digger Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Isaw a video of a sluice set up running a "dc" bilge pump from tub water being powered by using a battery charger instead of a battery. anyone have any tips or experience using this method? looks like a great way to save your battery for field use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Just use a Battery charger rated for at least twice the amperage the pump pulls! :coffeetime: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old digger Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks for the good info. will try it next time I have some dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 OR you can go to Radio Shack and get an a/c d/c converter I have one that I sometimes use to power all my 12v stuff at home, sometimes I want to save a charged batt for field use like you said. I think I paid less than 20.00 for the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGTFDA Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Just make sure you get a good bilge pump. They are not designed to run for hours on end. More for pumping a few gallons out of you bilge every now and again. Had 2 on my 32' Trojan and used a deep cycle battery with a motor cycle battery charger on the battery at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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