So i've bought a bunch of old planes (and will probably buy some more)... Been reading several faqs on plane restoration / electrolysis. Forgive my electrical ignorance but:
What determines how many amps the circuit will pull and is that current constant or does it drop off?
Despite the amps recommendations i see in these sites, if i hook a battery into the circuit, the current draw is/can be independent of the charger right, so when people say get a 10amp charger in these posts and also recommend hooking a battery in parallel, it seems to me that the charger rating is irrelevant if i were hooking up to a deep cycle setup with enough capacity in amp hours to sustain whatever the circuit draws (i.e. if it draws 5 amps and i have 225Ah @25hr, i don't drain below 50% i could run it for 20 hours without recharging no? or am i missing something?
FYI: I have a Progressive Dynamics charger in my RV (40amps) with a couple of Trojan T105 deep cycles (in series) which i think would be great for this if it weren't parked at my in laws, but it is. The PD runs 24x7 and has been to maintain a float charge for years and i've never had a problem with it. I look at the Vector and Schumacher units and just feel like i'm not getting the same quality (and some amazon reviews seem to confirm).
thx in advance
-brad