Originally Posted by
rayth
My question about charge times wasn't so much for the battery charger/tender but for the alternator... could the battery by at 60% because it was much lower from parasitic drain and the alternator just hasn't had time to charge it back up yet?
Yes, this is very possible. But it's hard to say how long it should take for you to fully charge w/ your generator(alt.)because there are many variables. Get it fully charged and then monitor your voltage closely for awhile to see what's up(both batt. & alt. output). Here is a very detailed writeup of battery charging, etc. that is pretty good.
SmartGauge Electronics - A simple explanation of "Surface Charge"