Battery chargers

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:13 pm

the cars been sat for months, and the battery is now flat..

i need to get a charger that will charge the battery and then keep it topped as the car isnt driven, but just need to move a few times a year...

checked in halford yesterday, the guy recommended me 2 that cost around £60, but they were pretty bulky and that was there own brand...

not to bothered about the price, but just need a decent one, that will actually do the job, and not destroy the battery...

what do people on here use, for there garage queen...

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:15 pm

http://bit.ly/V9867l

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:21 pm

optimate same as used on motorbikes

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:23 pm

+1 on Optimate. Cracking bits of kit.

Mr Beemerbird always gets his from here
http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/departments ... e+Chargers
And I successfully kept my battery happy and healthy with a 'motorbike battery charger' when I was in Sweden for months and the car was mothballed.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:34 pm

Trouble with the optimate (I have one also) is that it takes about 3 days to charge a "flat" battery on a 6 pot car.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:41 pm

ctek 5.0 it is then...

thanks

Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:27 pm

clipper wrote:Trouble with the optimate (I have one also) is that it takes about 3 days to charge a "flat" battery on a 6 pot car.

"
i need to get a charger that will charge the battery and then keep it topped as the car isnt driven, but just need to move a few times a year... "

Shouldn't be too much of a problem with the optimate then.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:31 pm

I just use this...

And periodically plug the battery in, did it about 3 times over 6 months and its still going on the car. As long as the battery isn't wired in the car the charge shouldn't dissipate too quickly.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:54 pm

clipper wrote:Trouble with the optimate (I have one also) is that it takes about 3 days to charge a "flat" battery on a 6 pot car.

the optimate it keeps the battery charged

Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:25 pm

Yes, the optimate is the best at maintaining the battery charged, but as I said, its one hell of a slow process to get it up to 12.7V if you're starting from 10 or less.
I was just pointing that out as the OP may not have been aware.

That's all.