Bandit
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May 26, 2014 16:46:26 GMT
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Afternoon all Well it would seem that my old faithful battery charger has died and not by my hand which has kinda made me angry but if it was going to go, it was going to go. Just a shame as it was my fathers and was the best battery charger Iv had. It was a Crypton "home battery charger" 1 switch 6v-12v with an amp gauge. You will be missed So I appeal to you, the great people of retro rides, what battery chargers do you use, what new ones would you and could you recommend. For home use and doesn't cost a fortune. Many thanks Bandit
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May 26, 2014 16:55:49 GMT
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If you want a old one there is usaully loads on ebay .
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May 26, 2014 16:58:12 GMT
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May 26, 2014 17:16:05 GMT
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Probably not that much wrong with the old one, have you had a look inside it?
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g40jon
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May 26, 2014 17:35:36 GMT
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May 26, 2014 17:36:33 GMT
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That was my first thought , its probably repairable by any competant electrical shop .
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May 26, 2014 19:00:13 GMT
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If you need a charger to keep the charge up on a vehicle that sits around, the motorcycle style Oxford Optimiser's work well. For bog standard charging, most of the modern ones are fine. You can usually judge the quality by the clip on connectors. Have a look around to see what I mean! Mike
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Last Edit: May 26, 2014 19:01:14 GMT by retrobarmy
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May 26, 2014 21:00:35 GMT
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Yup, beat me to it. Recently bought one and it's been great so far. In addition, I've done loads of research on the best way to charge lead-acid batteries, and this is about as close to perfect as you will find. Only thing is that it's 12V only.
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Last Edit: May 26, 2014 21:01:34 GMT by jrevillug
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g40jon
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May 26, 2014 21:58:07 GMT
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Bandit
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May 26, 2014 23:42:13 GMT
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No its not that one, have had a quick look on google but no pic of it. Will take a pic tomorrow if you guys want. It seems to be an almost sealed unit, Looks like plastic rivet type things holding it together. It maybe repairable but theres no one around here anymore that does this sort of electrical repair. Maybe tomorrow Ill crack it open and take a look. It was mainly used for keeping my car battery topped up as I only use the car 1 or 2 times a fortnight, but Iv got into the habbit of disconnecting the battery after I use it. But I do have a couple of half dead batteries that will be needed one day so will need something capable of bringing the dead back to life.
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eternaloptimist
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My vintage Battery charger brand of choice is Davenset. I've got over twenty of the things.... Having said that, the Ctek ones are much more sophisticated bits of kit than a transformer, rectifier, ammeter and a fuse.
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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luckyseven
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May 27, 2014 12:06:57 GMT
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I'm a big fan of smart trickle chargers ever since motorbike manufacturers switched to mobile phone batteries on their bikes. Mine is a n Acumen (pretty much the same as all the others like Oxford but badge engineered, lol). It keeps the hopelessly inadequate battery alive on my FD, if she wasn't plugged into the life support there's no way the too-small battery would have enough gumption to start her from cold. Only useful if you have a power supply handy you can leave the car plugged into though, and clearly they prevent the battery going flat in the first place, they're not much use at quickly charging an already-flat battery. Although with that said, I've found a good smart charger can resurrect a battery that the heavy-duty bulk charger claimed was dead... it just takes a few days
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