Evening gents,

Looking to pick up an optimate 4 charger after the favourable reviews/mentions they get on here and elsewhere. Can anyone recommend a supplier with a good price?

As I've been searching I've seen that the aldi/lidl battery chargers seem to have alot of the same features as the optimate - Underneath they appear to be Ctek CTE-XS3600 variants.

The 22v 'back to life' feature of the optimate doesn't seem to be available on the aldi/lidl versions though

Any views from anyone who has used the different makes would be appreciated


Cheers

G

[Edited on 7/4/11 by Mr G]

I've got one of each and as you say the Aldi/Lidl version doesn't have the desulphate function but it does a 6 volt charge if you ever need one. They both maintain a good battery for a period of time as I had one on my Locost and the other on my bike over winter.

I have two of the Auto XS chargers, one on the CEC which has a full size battery and one on the BEC which has a bike battery.
Nothing to report really. Both have been in virtually continuous use for ages with no problems.