Smart Battery Charger

Milopearlindie
Milopearlindie Forum Participant Posts: 42
edited November 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

Hi ,

I've been looking at getting a smart charger for my leisure battery and looking through previous posts ntek chargers seem to be recomended often but they seem quite expensive...

I've been having a look around, and I have seen these chargers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-Genius-G3500UK-Battery-Charger/dp/B00E907PWS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479763514&sr=8-1&keywords=smart+caravan+battery+charger

and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maypole-7423A-Battery-Charger-Electronic/dp/B009A83P1E

They are cheaper especially the maypole one, but am I missing key features that the ntek has but these dont? I want to keep the battery as healthy as possible but i'm on a bit of a budget, is this something I shouldn't scrimp on?

Thanks

Laura

Comments

  • wallacebob
    wallacebob Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited November 2016 #2

    I have one of these.  https://www.aldi.co.uk/car-battery-charger/p/093683045806900  It has recovered a very flat battery for me, and maintains my boat and caravan batteries over the winter without fuss. No fancy features, but it does what I need. They have
    just gone from my local Aldi, but often a few remain.

  • Milopearlindie
    Milopearlindie Forum Participant Posts: 42
    edited November 2016 #3

    Wallacebob that does look a bargain! Does it stop charging when the battery is fully charged etc? or do you need to keep an eye on it?

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
    1000 Comments
    edited November 2016 #4

    Wallacebob that does look a bargain! Does it stop charging when the battery is fully charged etc? or do you need to keep an eye on it?

    they put the battery on a maintenance cycle ... you can connect it to your battery & forget about it. Ald/Lidl frequently have them in, I have a couple of them.

  • wallacebob
    wallacebob Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited November 2016 #5

    Yes, it's cleverer than I am. Although primarily a simple charger, it can recover discharged batteries, and has a cold weather setting for faster charging. Once battery is charged it goes into trickle mode. 

Categories