Can 2.5-Watt Solar Battery Charger Item # PTW2997 be Used on Smaller Motorcycle Batteries

Updated 05/22/2020 | Published 04/16/2019

Question:

Will this charger work with the smaller batteries commonly found is things like snowmobiles, motorcycles etc? Is there anything built into the charger to stop it from overcharging a battery? Thank you.

asked by: Andy

Expert Reply:

Yes, the 2.5-Watt Solar Battery Charger # PTW2997 could be used to help charge a smaller motorcycle/snowmobile battery. In the instructions for this (attached link on page) it specifically mentions that this type of battery is compatible. It doesn't have an overcharge protection feature, but by design it won't over charge the battery as it doesn't put out a high enough voltage charge that would damage the battery once topped off.

I attached a review video for more info on this as well.

expert reply by: Jameson C

Tom

5/19/2020

Can this be used for an AGM battery on a quad? This could be very useful while out running around the country side if so.

Chris R.

5/22/2020

The 2.5 Watt Solar Charger # PTW2997 could be used on your AGM battery but the charging process will likely be pretty slow. The panel just doesn't provide an awful lot of power and the AGM battery will contribute to this as well. It will work though to try and keep it at least maintained.