What aftermarket battery are you running?

[JimLee]

Don't get me wrong, I think the Genesis system is a well thought out dual battery solution. My issue is with the smart solenoid. Another issue you will find out sooner than later is that the 2nd battery will not charge until the main battery is fully charged. Hitting the trail here in AZ with the AC on high, headlights on for safety and low speed travel doesn't charge fast like highway driving, so my 2nd battery over a period of 2 or three days ends up being low enough that it will not operate my fridge by the end of the 3rd night . I have a 65 quart dual zone Dometic and keep the freezer near 5 degrees so that the fridge section stays around 38.

You need a solar panel and controller, that's a big fridge to run that cold in the AZ heat.

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[OldGuyNewJeep]

Optima Yellow Top H6. is what I installed about a month or so ago in our 2018 JLUR Perfect fit cables and all. Have had nothing but great service from Yellow Tops.
This H6 is heavier and has more reserve energy than the older designs.
Great Warranty

I just plunked down $300 to replace the battery in my wife’s Yukon with a Yellow Top. I have never tried this brand before. Fingers crossed that it is worth the premium price tag!

 

[neil]

No small battery for me anymore

You mounted your charger in such a permanent 'Tesla-like" manner. You can't have envy.

I just ordered a Genesis kit and a pair of batteries and a 12a charger, cause I just need another charger.

 

[word302]

I just plunked down $300 to replace the battery in my wife’s Yukon with a Yellow Top. I have never tried this brand before. Fingers crossed that it is worth the premium price tag!

They used to be awesome. Haven’t heard good things since they moved manufacturing to Mexico.

 

[WranglerMan]

You mounted your charger in such a permanent 'Tesla-like" manner. You can't have envy.

I just ordered a Genesis kit and a pair of batteries and a 12a charger, cause I just need another charger.

I always park my Jeep is the same spot and several days a month it sits for almost a week so it just seemed to make sense to mount it, ask @TTEChris about my OCD for having stuff straight and being zip tied

@neil did you go with the Odyssey 12 amp ?

 

[neil]

I always park my Jeep is the same spot and several days a month it sits for almost a week so it just seemed to make sense to mount it, ask @TTEChris about my OCD for having stuff straight and being zip tied

@neil did you go with the Odyssey 12 amp ?

Yep, bought odyssey batters and the 12a charger. I have a battery tender plus, and one of their older 5a ones, and another one, and a RC hobby charger that is the most customizable....that would work because it's a 2 bank 20a each side and I can program the curve, but my kid would get pissed!-I can use that one if I need more than 12a.

 

[WranglerMan]

Yep, bought odyssey batters and the 12a charger. I have a battery tender plus, and one of their older 5a ones, and another one, and a RC hobby charger that is the most customizable....that would work because it's a 2 bank 20a each side and I can program the curve, but my kid would get pissed!-I can use that one if I need more than 12a.

The battery tender plus ( I assume Deltran ) will work but takes like forever to get to float, as it days..... the one I was using is 1.25 amps and the Cole Hersee solenoid pull between 200-700 ma so I was not even getting all of the 1.25 amps, it worked fine on my stock battery setup but these Full Rivers at 64 ah each take a lot to get them to 100%

Shane at Genesis recommended the 20 amp Odessey but it’s a pretty hefty size charger maintainer and I just wanted compact and the NOCO Genius 10 fits the bill for $99, so far it takes less than 30 mins to get to 100% and within a few hours it goes to float and I’m ok with that.

I sure the Odessey 20 amp would put it to shame but it was quite a lot more.

I plan on do some daily voltage checks for a week to see where they level out at

 

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[JimLee]

I have the odyssey 20a charger. What I like about it is that after it charges it does a recondition cycle. From my experience with batts on military aircraft (dry cell, wet cell, AGM, and Lithium ion) a recondition greatly extends the life of batteries and helps recover some lost capacity.

 

[neil]

The battery tender plus ( I assume Deltran ) will work but takes like forever to get to float, as it days..... the one I was using is 1.25 amps and the Cole Hersee solenoid pull between 200-700 ma so I was not even getting all of the 1.25 amps, it worked fine on my stock battery setup but these Full Rivers at 64 ah each take a lot to get them to 100%

Shane at Genesis recommended the 20 amp Odessey but it’s a pretty hefty size charger maintainer and I just wanted compact and the NOCO Genius 10 fits the bill for $99, so far it takes less than 30 mins to get to 100% and within a few hours it goes to float and I’m ok with that.

I sure the Odessey 20 amp would put it to shame but it was quite a lot more.

I plan on do some daily voltage checks for a week to see where they level out at

the battery tender plus will take a week to get one of the batteries to 80%, so no, I would never go that route.

My kid's rc charger is the bomb, I've used it on deep cycle batteries, shows real time curve time left, etc and does it with up to 24v.....but that is a 4 bill charger----dc-dc

The 12a will get me where I need to be overnight.

FWIW I have a NOCO jumper pack that works all the time.

 

[neil]

I have the odyssey 20a charger. What I like about it is that after it charges it does a recondition cycle. From my experience with batts on military aircraft (dry cell, wet cell, AGM, and Lithium ion) a recondition greatly extends the life of batteries and helps recover some lost capacity.

my experience as well. why I bought one, this is something my fancy dc-dc charger will not do.

 

[WranglerMan]

I have the odyssey 20a charger. What I like about it is that after it charges it does a recondition cycle. From my experience with batts on military aircraft (dry cell, wet cell, AGM, and Lithium ion) a recondition greatly extends the life of batteries and helps recover some lost capacity.

The NOCO 10 has a recondition mode but dont think it’s automatic, here are the specs

 

[WranglerMan]

Unless after a full charge it goes to a maint mode on its own and does some sort of conditioning

 

[OldGuyNewJeep]

They used to be awesome. Haven’t heard good things since they moved manufacturing to Mexico.

Dang. Did some more digging and the consensus seems to be, “used to be great, now they are unreliable.”

Luckily I did a “ship to store” order that I could cancel with no penalty. I’m going to put an Interstate in the GMC, instead.

 

[neil]

Dang. Did some more digging and the consensus seems to be, “used to be great, now they are unreliable.”

Luckily I did a “ship to store” order that I could cancel with no penalty. I’m going to put an Interstate in the GMC, instead.

Iv'e had crap luck with interstates for the past 5 yrs in my 02 yukon.

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