[Lew Silverman]

I've been using a Schumacher Ship-N-Shore Model XCS-15 I bought at Bass Pro-Shops. It charges Standard, AGM and Gel batteries at 3 or 15 amps, and gives you a "% of charge" as well as voltage.


The only downside is that if your Optima is heavily discharged, the Auto-Voltage feature doesn't know it's a 12-volt battery, and will only charge SIX VOLTS. You need to hook up another good 12 volt battery to get the charger to work properly. That shouldn't be an issue with between rounds top-offs.


Good Luck!