12v 8 or 9ah batteries

hobiecat said:

I've got one good one...one bad one...bad one I bought just last year and the good one four or five years ago. I need to get a different charger. I hate the charger that comes with the battery at Cabelas. No indicator light at all...just have to guess how long to charge them.

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I just use a regular SEARS battery charger set at 2 amp; maintenance free setting..... Green lite comes on when charged and shuts the charger down..
I had one of those CABELA chargers.... They SUCK....

I'm trying to find the same batteries in a 'lithium ion" version...
Anyone see these anywhere?

Looked for em 2 years ago and They were VERY hard to find in a similar size that the Cabela's version comes in...
I see quite a few on E-Bay now..
Got a new 24 volt Li. Ion power head for My ice Gator and all I can say is WOW!! Lightened the unit by 12 lbs and They hold a charge forever...
I'd like to get ONE for My portable HDS 5..... It'd save Me about 5.75 lbs of battery weight...

andyrm66 said:

All the stuff I've seen for those SLA batteries say to charge at 1amp. 2 is double what is rrecommended. Being they're, sealed, you don't want a lot of boiling/pressure build up going on. IMHO.

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Done it for 5 years now....
NO problems whatsoever....
The original CABELA'S 'plug in" charger I had fried itself one day...
So... I experimented w My Sears Charger...
Done deal. Works great.

andyrm66 said:

Just conveying what the battery manufactures and charging experts state. Doesn't bother me one bit what you do with YOUR batteries on YOUR OWN TIME. :

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geez us a christ........
Don't WORRY about it.....
Grow some skin....