How long should I charge a new battery for 1st time?

[dentheman]

A smart charger takes out the guesswork. I have a Schumacher SEM-1562A, 1.5 amp maintainer, but it also serves as a charger if the battery is not completely dead. The yellow light comes on when charging and the green light comes on when the battery is charged, and then it will continue to monitor the battery and apply a 'top-off' charge when needed. I have the included ring cable on my battery and the connector comes out just below the saddle, so I just plug the charger into it. On the coldest winter nights I plugged it in to insure my battery wouldn't die/freeze and it did the trick. It beats removing the battery over the winter. No buttons to push or settings to make, totally automatic.