Recommended Battery Charger for Battery Powering 3000-lb Electric Winch
Published 11/30/2017
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Question:
Tekonsha Two Stage 12 V DC Battery Charger Item # 2024-07 Is this item sufficient to charge a stand alone lawn tractor battery that sees intermittent use to power a 3000lb winch?
asked by: Matt
Expert Reply:
The Tekonsha Two Stage 12 V DC Battery Charger # 2024-07 is primarily intended for use with smaller trailer breakaway batteries like the 5-amp-hour battery in # 20099. Its output is a smallish 800-milliamps.
Usually an electric winch rated for 3000-lbs will demand substantially more power than a breakaway battery. For instance, even 2K winch # BDW15008 with no load on it will draw 8-amps, and need 120-amps under full load.
A battery with the capacity to properly power a 3K winch will charge much faster and more fully with an AC shore power charger like the CTEK # CTEK56353. I have owned one of their chargers for close to 6 years and mine is in a 100-percent duty cycle, always on either a vehicle, motorcycle, lawn mower or spare battery. It has performed flawlessly for me.
