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jacko - 29/12/10 at 11:18 AM

Hi all as part of my xmass presents i was given a Auto-xs charger [ lidl or aldi ] has anyone used this make type are they any good ? and do you need to remove a lead of the car when using them
Jacko

MakeEverything - 29/12/10 at 11:39 AM

RTFM?

blakep82 - 29/12/10 at 12:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
RTFM?


WDTM?

MakeEverything - 29/12/10 at 12:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
RTFM?


WDTM?


Read the Flippin' Manual.

Tthe precautions and procedures will (Should) be listed here.

graememk - 29/12/10 at 12:09 PM

Read The F? Manual

blakep82 - 29/12/10 at 12:13 PM

ah right, i get you

skippad - 29/12/10 at 12:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
RTFM?



What does RTFM mean?

I bought one of those chargers from Aldi, been used for over year...
i think it works ok, having said that i've got a problem with charging my Powervamp battery.
It is showing its fully charged, but it wont start engine (my meter shows its only got 6v!)
The battery is only 6 months old, so dont know whether its the charger goosed or cold temps have killed
the battery!
Anybody got any ideas?

MakeEverything - 29/12/10 at 12:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by skippad
quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
RTFM?



What does RTFM mean?

I bought one of those chargers from Aldi, been used for over year...
i think it works ok, having said that i've got a problem with charging my Powervamp battery.
It is showing its fully charged, but it wont start engine (my meter shows its only got 6v!)
The battery is only 6 months old, so dont know whether its the charger goosed or cold temps have killed
the battery!
Anybody got any ideas?


Sounds like a nackered / frozen battery to me?

PSpirine - 29/12/10 at 12:35 PM

Some chargers work for both 12v and 6v batteries. If yours happens to be this one and your battery is completely flat, it may only charge it up to 6v and think it's fully charged. What I'd suggest is if you can get a car running and use jump leads to charge it to 10v or thereabouts from the alternator, then the charger should take it up to 12v.

I've managed to bring back batteries that were completely - 0v - flat, and they've worked fine since - all it takes is a bit of charge cycling, even with cheapo simple chargers!

skippad - 29/12/10 at 12:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
Some chargers work for both 12v and 6v batteries. If yours happens to be this one and your battery is completely flat, it may only charge it up to 6v and think it's fully charged. What I'd suggest is if you can get a car running and use jump leads to charge it to 10v or thereabouts from the alternator, then the charger should take it up to 12v.

I've managed to bring back batteries that were completely - 0v - flat, and they've worked fine since - all it takes is a bit of charge cycling, even with cheapo simple chargers!



I think you could be right
I kept it on trickle charge since taking car off the road end of October.
I had to move car in garage couple of weeks and took it off charge (it was showing fully charged)
Connect it up couple of days ago, showing fully charged at 6v.
I'll try what you suggested

Skipp

whitestu - 29/12/10 at 01:07 PM

I have the Lidl charger and the only flaw I've found is that it needs to detect a voltage to start charging so if the battery is totally flat it won't do anything. It's easy to overcome as long as you have another 12v battery you can connect to start it charging.

Stu

MakeEverything - 29/12/10 at 01:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
Some chargers work for both 12v and 6v batteries. If yours happens to be this one and your battery is completely flat, it may only charge it up to 6v and think it's fully charged. What I'd suggest is if you can get a car running and use jump leads to charge it to 10v or thereabouts from the alternator, then the charger should take it up to 12v.

I've managed to bring back batteries that were completely - 0v - flat, and they've worked fine since - all it takes is a bit of charge cycling, even with cheapo simple chargers!


Good point.

Bluemoon - 29/12/10 at 03:50 PM

Yep it's a good one, they are a copy of the more expensive CTec chargers (i.e three stage charging) . I have been using one for over 2 years on our caravan leisure battery, been really good. It also has a high voltage charging setting that is good to use once in a while to stop sulphate forming (this is the 14.7V setting I think, the "frost" setting).

Dan

SPYDER - 29/12/10 at 07:04 PM

Another vote for the AutoXS.
No problems with mine.

steve8274 - 29/12/10 at 07:41 PM

i could do with a charger?
are these a decent price?
was it aldi or lidl and how long ago where they on sale?
thanks
steve

jacko - 30/12/10 at 12:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve8274
i could do with a charger?
are these a decent price?
was it aldi or lidl and how long ago where they on sale?
thanks
steve

Steve i think it was £9.99 or £12.99 and that was just before xmas

coozer - 30/12/10 at 12:57 PM

I have one and its been very good keeping all my batterys charged.

Settings for 6v or 12v and frost charge. Once the battery is full it goes into a trickle charge so no problem with overcharging.

westy turbo - 31/12/10 at 12:14 AM

thats what i bought last month and is great!
OPTIMATE 4 12V MOTORCYCLE BATTERY CHARGER on eBay (end time 02-Jan-11 08:38:00 GMT)

steve8274 - 2/1/11 at 06:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by steve8274
i could do with a charger?
are these a decent price?
was it aldi or lidl and how long ago where they on sale?
thanks
steve

Steve i think it was £9.99 or £12.99 and that was just before xmas


hi do you know if it was aldi or lidl? been to my local ones but none in, dont mind travelling as long as know which stores to go to
thanks
steve