scootz
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:39 PM |
|
|
Trickle Chargers...
... anyone done the research on what 'good buys' are out there?
I remember they used to be quite expensive back in my biking days, but a quick squiz on eBay reveals they are pretty cheap now!
As usual though, it looks like the market is saturated with cheap Chinese junk! Any pointers would be appreciated...
Ta muchly!
Scotty
It's Evolution Baby!
|
|
|
|
|
tomgregory2000
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:42 PM |
|
|
these ones are the best in my opinion
CTEK
|
|
|
RazMan
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:46 PM |
|
|
Optimate is my choice 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPTIMATE-4-MOTORCYCLE-MOTORBIKE-BATTERY-CHARGER-12V-/370351690362?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item563aae527a
[Edited on 7-9-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
|
|
|
matt_gsxr
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:47 PM |
|
|
optimate (as above) is the best, but a bit expensive
|
|
|
scootz
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:50 PM |
|
|
Cheers guys... just looking at the Optimax website and the specs of the IQ seem very good. £24 delivered too seems pretty reasonable!
It's Evolution Baby!
|
|
|
Alan M
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:50 PM |
|
|
My CTEK works well, now 3 years old and no issues at all
|
|
|
Peteff
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 04:04 PM |
|
|
The Tronic ones from Lidl are good value, usually about £12.99 and they work like the Optimate.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
|
|
|
v8kid
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 04:05 PM |
|
|
Been using aldi ones for 3 years, one permanantly connected to the trailer winch battery, one connected to the jump start battery and one conncted to
the car optimate battery.
No problems so far.
This stuff is old technology now don't be conned into paying a premium price.
Cheers
Oops meant to say Lidl not Aldi - can't tell the difference really but they are tronic brand I've been using
[Edited on 7-9-10 by v8kid]
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
|
|
|
Steve Hignett
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 04:33 PM |
|
|
I've had Optimate(s) for years and would recommend them as a good budget buy (not sure I'd ever bother spending anymore)
Go for and Optimate 3 SP or Optimate 4...
|
|
|
Strontium Dog
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 05:15 PM |
|
|
The desulphateing facility of the Optimate has saved a couple of my batteries over the years and seems to actually work OK. Might not make them last
forever but I got an extra year out of the last dead battery I used it on! As said above though, this is old hat know so even the cheap Chinese
stuff should work well. I use a 12A intelligent charger from Chinese origin and it has done OK for the last 2-3 years on stuff I need to cram a charge
in a bit sharpish which is quite often so.............
|
|
|
britishtrident
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 05:27 PM |
|
|
Lidl/Aldi ones are very good indeed.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
[/I]
|
|
|
whitestu
|
| posted on 7/9/10 at 08:31 PM |
|
|
quote:
Lidl/Aldi ones are very good indeed.
I agree, but with one caveat. The Lidl ones won't do anything with a totally flat battery, or at least mine won't!
Stu
|
|
|
v8kid
|
| posted on 8/9/10 at 08:15 AM |
|
|
Stu is right I forgot to say there is one of those pesky H&S idiot additions on tronic chargers where the charger will not charge unless it sees a
voltage so if the battery is completely flat you are stumped.
A pox on H&S I say
Cheers
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
|
|
|
coyoteboy
|
| posted on 9/9/10 at 01:20 PM |
|
|
What's the lowest cut-off voltage? Likely to be ~9v or so, and anything lower than that and your battery is likely to have serious future
problems anyway to be fair, but you could hook up a small super-cheap SLA in parallel to fool it.
|
|
|
