Charging times

[richf28]

I have the champion 3500 watt generator. The last time (and only time) I used it , it seemed as though it took a long time to recharge the battery. Anybody have an idea how long should take.

[SteveC7010]

Originally Posted by richf28

I have the champion 3500 watt generator. The last time (and only time) I used it , it seemed as though it took a long time to recharge the battery. Anybody have an idea how long should take.

Not possible to give you a single answer. It will depend on the discharge of the battery and the capacity of the charger that you are using.

[f6bits]

I’d hazard a guess at several hours. If my battery is significantly down, even two hours on a generator isn’t nearly enough.

[richf28]

Ok thanks. Then mine is running ok. It takes a few hours to bring it up.

[ktmracer]

If the WFCO charger really goes into boost mode, a few hours will give you a pretty good charge. If so consider yourself lucky. the WFCO is not known for really going into boost mode and for many (likely majority) users stays in the 13.6V mode and it will take a long long time to get the battery charged. In the 13.6V range your limited to 15A or so instead of the 50A in boost mode.

It's not the generators fault, it's the WFCO's "fault".