Battery charger setting

Mr Sambambles
Mr Sambambles Forum Participant Posts: 194
edited July 2017 in Motorhomes #1

We have a 2016 Hymer motorhome with a AGM Vatra battery fitted from new. I have just noticed the battery type setting switch on the charger is set to GEL type. Anyone had any experience as to which is the optimum setting. Your help as always would be much appreciated. 

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  • Aspenshaw
    Aspenshaw Forum Participant Posts: 611
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    edited July 2017 #2

    Mine was on GEL when I had a AGM battery in my 2013 Hymer. Battery failed within 18 months and so I replaced with wet acid.

    Your van is newer and things move on so I would check the manual that should have come with your van. I presume you have a Schaudt unit and if so, you can get English versions of the manual from its website.

  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited July 2017 #3

    Hymer have traditionally fitted GEL batteries for very many years...Goodness knows why!

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  • Mr Sambambles
    Mr Sambambles Forum Participant Posts: 194
    edited July 2017 #5

    The Elektrobloks charger fitted only have the two settings so it seems that the gel setting is used. Been doing a bit of homework and it seems neither are the best for agm batteries. The charge voltage is too low. It also got me thinking that should we be matching our solar panel charge controllers to battery type ? Just a thought. 

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