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ProSport Generation 2 On-Board Marine Battery Chargers rise to the next level of performance. New features include: three built-in performance charge profiles that can be digitally selected with color-coded programming caps, allowing the ProSport to be simply reprogrammed in the event batteries on board are changed to a different type. Rugged 100% waterproof and shockproof design with advanced electronics in a heavy-duty, compact, lightweight case.
ProSport's Sequential Multi-Stage charging keeps batteries charged, conditioned and maintained with a precision Flooded/AGM Battery performance charge profile that's friendly to your batteries while extending their life. Maintenance Mode is safe for short- or long-term storage.
- Automatic Functions: Multi-stage charging. Distributed-On-Demand™ Charging technology takes 100% of the available charging amps and distributes them to any one battery or combination of all batteries as needed
- User Selectable Functions: 3 Charge Profiles—User selectable performance charge profiles for: Flooded (lead-acid)/Standard AGM, GEL & High Performance (HP) AGM. Conditioning/Maintenance Mode for lead-acid batteries
- Status Indicators: LED Status Center
- Temperature Compensation: Dynamic Thermal Output Control provides appropriate charging amps to your batteries while maintaining recommended charger temperature
- Input Wiring: AC power cord
- Output Wiring: 5' cables with ring terminals
- Safety Features: Reverse polarity, over-temperature and ignition protection
- Remote Available: Yes
- Approvals: Built to UL 1236 Marine Standards
- Warranty: Two years
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 23 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
52%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to install (19)
- Durable (7)
- Reliable (7)
- Waterproof (6)
Cons
- Poorly designed (6)
Best Uses
- Small boats (10)
- Large boats (4)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Advanced (11), Casual/ recreational (7), Professional (4)
Reviewed by 23 customers
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Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
- Poorly Designed
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
The unit failed in 1.5 years in a covered and dry setting. The power light is difficult to see in daylight thus I have a hard time seeing if the unit is even on. I would not recomend this unit to a freind.
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
- Lots Of Rf Noise
- Overcharges
- Overheats
- Poorly Designed
Best Uses
- Not On A Boat
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
Bought 12 Amp version (model 42012) one year ago. I recently found it was getting VERY hot (will burn your hand) when the batteries are fully charged, i.e., when it's supposed to be in trickle mode. The charger can't properly detect when a load is present (lights, radios, etc.) while the batteries are charging, and it will charge the batteries to 14.7 volts continually because of these loads. I have an isolation transformer and big, industrial metal oxide varistors for transient suppression, so I doubt "voltage spikes" are the cause of the failure. I pulled the plug so it wouldn't burn my boat. The chargers also wipe out the entire HF band making SSB unusable.
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
3rd one dead after 2.5 years after light use. 1 back left uncharged and no indication from the charger that it has failed. Will have to get a different make from now on even if it means redoing the charger mounting.
Pros
Cons
- Did not work
- Poorly Designed
Best Uses
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
Did not charge my two batteries and the indicator lights fluctuated between just blue, and blue and green (same problems described in other reviews), even though the batteries were down. I returned it for a Guest 2 bank model, and the Guest works fine. I should have read the reviews first!
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
- Quality lacking
Best Uses
- Outdoor
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
I have gone through 2 of these on my 2008 CC. The boat has 49 hours on it...and the second pro mariner 12 has died March 2012 . I can't see me buying one every other year at over $100 - I can't be the only one this happens to ? Now if it had a 3 year warranty.....
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Install
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Supplement Solar
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
I use the ProSport6 to supplement my solar powered Ham Radio station. Have large AGM batteries. The charger keeps batteries up as needed. I have to turn the charger off when I'm operating HF. (4 Mhz)I'm going to try ferrite filters on all the leads to see if I can improve the noise problem.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
My second ProSport 20 (one under a different house brand name) just failed. Won't give a power on light or charge (same for the first one). The first time my money was refunded by the store, now will see soon how ProSport will handle their warrenty. Not sure what is killing them, possibly voltage spikes. These are the only waterproof chargers with the dual bank features I can find. They worked really well until they gave up. In both cases the failure took both batteries out (one pair flooded, the other pair AGM).
Pros
Cons
- Returned 3 times
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
I was a believer in the sport 12 had one for 7 years no problem . Bought a new one it would never come off the conditioning mode to maintence mode 14 hour one day 11 hours just cooking batteries.Took back 3 of them in 7 days talked with promariner kept coming back to new tecnology not working relay something spent 11 hours pulled 7 month old batteries out had them check asked them to pro rate them because I had them out they gave me 2 new batteries ,Anyway its chrismas eve went to a a pro shop bought another one put it on with in 20 minutes green light to go , So i poped it back off turned on my halagen lights to put a load on the batteries for 4 minutes and the replacement was working in 10 minutes . They have a problem with the sport 12 oh and yes after all this a am hanging on by a thread Dirk
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
I have purchased two of the two battery units, and both died within a year. I am headed back to West tomorrow. They have been great with replacing the unit, but I will try something different this time.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Install
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about ProSport Battery Chargers:
products meet my needs
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Merchant response: We're so sorry that these chargers did not meet your needs. Our number one concern is that you are satisfied with your purchase. The manufacturer does give these units a 2-year warranty. If you would like to follow up with West Marine, please consider contacting our Customer Care department at 1 (800) 262-8464. (International customers can also reach us by writing to wmCustomerService@westmarine.com.)