Intelligent Charger Recommdations (1 Viewer)

[jo10000_6]

Hi All

I'm looking for a reasonable priced multi stage intelligent charger that has been tried and approved by the funster community.

I currently have a Torq multistage intelligent one from B and Q and I just get the feeling it's struggling with the my leisure battery.

I want to be comfortable to leave on a slow deep re-charge and be comfortable I'm not cooking it.

Thanks
Jo

 

[Nasher]

Victron 12/10 - or pay more for 12/15 12/20

Silent, reliable and does a great job

 

[mitzimad]

i have a durite which seems to do the job

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[tanex]

I have been using a Genius 7200 on my AGM batteries and am impressed with it. It came in a 240 volt model and even does lithium batteries. Only 7.5 amps and 265ah limit. Oh and it does 24volt also.

 

[scotjimland]

Also recommend Victron, top quality products ..

also consider C Tek and Sterling

 

[autorouter]

It depends on exactly what type of battery you want to recharge. For classic lead-acid wet-cell batteries, open or sealed, any automatic 3-stage charger will do the job. For gel or AGM types, a slightly different charging cycle is required, and many modern chargers have gel and/or AGM settings.

For wet-cell lead-acid batteries, the charging current (amps) should be limited to no more than a fifth of the battery charge capacity in amp-hours. For example, for a 100Ah battery, keep the charging current to 20 amps or less.

There's no minimum charge current. A lower current charger will fill the battery just as effectively, but will simply take longer. And once it goes into trickle charge/maintenance mode, it is just the same as a higher current charger.

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[DBK]

We've got a CTEK one and it seems to do the job. As mentioned, you just need to ensure whatever model you choose is suited to your batteries - or batteries you might change to in the future.

 

[jo10000_6]

Thanks for all the replies.
I will look at all the options.
Thanks
Jo