Powermania Turbo M108E waterproof battery charger (Single Bank, 8A)

I purchased the little 12 amp dual bank because I have several dual bank buses and RV. I move this charger to the vehicle that needs a top off. Notice I said "top off" because if you're trying to brig a dead battery back to life, it's not possible. Once a battery sits uncharged it is pretty much dead for ever, so don't blame the charger. I've had this one for four years now, I ordered it in September 2020.

even though i live aboard at a dock where i have shore power for most of the summer i don't plug in and let the solar handle things. 200 watts of solar handle my refrigeration and lighting needs with no problem from may through mid september. then the days get shorter and the weather cloudier and rainier. the 40 year old charger i had packed it in this spring. i didn't worry about it till this fall when the volts were not recovering by 5 in the evening when i get back from work. this was easy to install, weatherproof, and did a great job keeping up with my loads. we went 6 days straight with out sun and this had no trouble keeping the batteries happy.

I installed this charger on my truck to keep the dual batteries topped off when it was sitting. Installed behind the bumper in my Cummins Ram. It worked fine while it lasted- less than 3 years. That's a short life in my opinion. It ended with a *POP*, smoke and stank, outside of the warranty of course! Now it's 15 clams more!

Hard to rate product so early. So far so good !

Purchased to replace a 2 bank Cabelas (made by ProMariner) charger that recently went bad. The Powermania looks and feels like it's twice as quality as the PM charger. Size wise, it's small enough to be mounted underneath a deck hatch or on a battery mount under the deck. Have it hooked up to two 31 series acid batteries and is in winter maintenance mode currently. So far so good.

Installed on my boat connected to a two battery bank. All indicators showed green and charger in maintenance mode.Returning 6 months later, the indicator lights, including the power light, are flashing rapidly and both my batteries are dead.To companies credit, they admitted they’ve had bad units and quickly refunded my payment, but I still have two dead batteries to replace.“Hello,Thank you for the image. According to our warehouse this has been an issue with these batteries, they currently do not have any more stock and are unable to fix the one you have currently but they did let me know I can issue you a full credit on this order. It may take up to two business days for your bank to process this credit. Again a do apologize for any issues this may have caused for you, if you have any questions or need any further assistance please do not hesitate to reach out.”

Have had 3 Minn Kotas failed in a 6 year period. This unit has worked well for a year. The foot print is smaller than Minn Kota but its heavier. Mounted it on a aluminum plate and mounted back in same location. The Mounting holes are meticwill need to drill out for 1/2 -20 screws.

I got this on a recommendation from Odyssey batteries. The photo (provided by Powermania) does not show the connectors for the battery. The end connections to the battery do not have a quick-disconnect feature. If your use for this charger is of a more-or-less permanent nature this won't be a problem, but I was planning to use this for a motorcycle application, so I will have to rig up some sort of quick-connect I hope will be compatible with my existing BatteryTender connections. If I had known beforehand of this issue, I would not have bought this product.