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    Question Best 3 Bank Charger

    I am in need of replacing my current dual pro 3 bank charger due to a bad circuit board. Should I stick with dual pro? Or should I explore other options? Minnkota, Noco, Promariner? I also have read many bay and offshore boats are now rigging them with Powermania. Does any one have any experience with them? I am running a group 31AGM from odyssey and 2 group 31 deep cycle. Any help appreciated? Thanks.

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    if you stay with dualpro go to my site use code DUALPRO25BBC for a deal

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    You linked me to the sportsman series. I was leaning towards the professional series like I have now. Any reason for one over the other besides 10amp vs 15amp

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    Quote Originally Posted by abianca99 View Post
    You linked me to the sportsman series. I was leaning towards the professional series like I have now. Any reason for one over the other besides 10amp vs 15amp

    same charger 5 more amps per bank, I will add the discount to the pro series
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    They put a Minnkota charger in my boat when I bought it about a month ago and I couldn’t be happier with it.
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    Dual pro!

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    Minn Kota. I didn't have luck with either DualPro I had.

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    Any info on powermania? Don’t seem as popular in the bass boat world but pretty solid in the bay and offshore world. Just curious

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    Dual Pro! But, before you buy, give them a call and see if your old unit is repairable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Hahn View Post
    Dual Pro! But, before you buy, give them a call and see if your old unit is repairable.
    It’s not. I was on the phone with them today troubleshooting it. They only repair back to 2012. Mine is 2008.

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    We carry Minn Kota , Dual Pro and Power Mania chargers where I work. I haven't had issues with Dual Pro or Minn Kota personally. I like what I see with powermania they are the newest line we are carrying. I'm going to give them a shot if the Promariner that came on my boat takes a dump.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BassCatBrad View Post
    We carry Minn Kota , Dual Pro and Power Mania chargers where I work. I haven't had issues with Dual Pro or Minn Kota personally. I like what I see with powermania they are the newest line we are carrying. I'm going to give them a shot if the Promariner that came on my boat takes a dump.
    My contact at Northstar Battery highly recommends the Powermania. They seem to have slightly smaller footprint and a bit lighter than some of the others too.
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    I have a Guest 10amp 3 bank charger & it has been flawless for the last 5 years. I paid $145.00 for it.

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    Power Pole CHARGE. by far.. second would be a minn kota precision..

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    Quote Originally Posted by kandkkustomzhydrographics View Post
    Power Pole CHARGE. by far.. second would be a minn kota precision..
    Has the Power Pole charger even been out long enough to know if they will hold up any length of time? It's just doing what a Stealth1 charging system does, except you can't view it on your graphs, or can't control by phone.
    I have had alot of years good use trouble free from my Stealth DC system. Wonder if Power Pole is going to hold up trouble free as long? But I don't see how it can be quoted anywhere near best if it hasn't been out for years of trouble free use. To each his own.
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    The price tag of the power pole charge is too hefty for me. I just can’t justify that price. I’m sure it’s a great unit, but I feel they’ve priced themselves out of a lot of people budget

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    After having two Guest chargers die in less than two years I replaced the last on with a Minn Kota 318 PC. Has been 8 years without issues.