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I don't think so much it's draining power or all of them would have the same problem it's just some of the battery yes Need a charge but in the end 3 out of 30
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1 disconnect the earth lead when parking them up for the winter to prevent parasitic draw.
2 My Optimate charger has a good success rate reclaiming batteries, latest project came with a scrapyard battery that said “good” but showed 12 millivolts - I’ve never seen a can battery so low
After a few days left on charge it’s now a good strong battery.
2 My Optimate charger has a good success rate reclaiming batteries, latest project came with a scrapyard battery that said “good” but showed 12 millivolts - I’ve never seen a can battery so low
After a few days left on charge it’s now a good strong battery.Is it always same buggies that run their batteries down?
You could keep a few spare batteries to swap out and try to recover the dead ones.
I have a ctek mxs 5.0 that I have used to recover some otherwise dead batteries. During the charge cycle it will do a capacity test and if it says no the battery is probably goosed.
I also have a noco genius which is similar but it has a setting to recover a completely flat battery.
You could keep a few spare batteries to swap out and try to recover the dead ones.
I have a ctek mxs 5.0 that I have used to recover some otherwise dead batteries. During the charge cycle it will do a capacity test and if it says no the battery is probably goosed.
I also have a noco genius which is similar but it has a setting to recover a completely flat battery.
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ok can you post a few linkys to the ones you got peoples please might give one a try it only has to recover 2 batterys to pay for its self
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-Batte...007326&hvtargid=pla-303286758601&gad_source=1
Can be bought cheaper if you shop around.
Another useful feature is that if the charger is switched off it will resume charging where it left off once powered on again.
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is the noco ? better ?
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+ 1 for that CTEK. I have several of them. They do have a good recon feature if the battery is caught in time. It's not a miracle dead battery reviver but as close as you'll get as there is no such thing as bringing back dead car batteries.
I might suggest also that the ONLY way to tell if a battery is any good or not is a quality modern battery tester. Such as Topdon units. Highly accurate. Eg
Sorry for the sideways pic but that's just an example of the readings. If it says replace then the battery is stuffed in my experience and only fit for the bin. 50% health or above is worth looking at. New batteries tend to test at 100% or over the stated CCA which is also useful to know what you are buying.
I have the 10 amp version of that ctek bit otherwise +1 to your post.
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We have 12 boats, average of 3 agm, in the domestic batteries pack, per boat, they sit on trickle charge 4 or 5 months of the year, sometimes they'll die, sometimes the chargers die...
Here's a review of them.
https://carbatterygeek.co.uk/noco-genius-5-uk-vs-ctek-mxs5-0/
Both are top quality chargers and are very similar in function and price.
There are slightly different extra functions so pick whichever suits you best.
The recovery modes on the ctek are more thorough so it might suit better.
I bought the ctek first and it suited my purpose until I needed to charge 6v batteries. Then I bought a noco to charge them.
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Its a topdon tornado 4000 - mine is the older version I think they have a new one out now.
I've got to say, I can’t really see the argument for letting the batteries die.
They are already spending time putting the buggy back into service after winter – so refitting a battery is going to add an extra 5 to 10 minutes top?
I’d also assume they would have some sort of procedure for laying the buggies up for winter - Removing the batteries, unless they are incredibly difficult to get to, really shouldn’t add much extra time.
No offence intended, but if the business can’t afford the time to maintain the equipment, you have to question the viability of it.
Just doesn't make much sense to me.
Either way if the battery is stone cold dead, these smart chargers will typically not even recognise them.
You have to boost the battery with an old dumb charger first to get sufficient voltage that the smart charger can then kick in and then try the pulse/repair mode.
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its not that they dont get maintaned they do but the cost of removing the batterys or random charging them over the whole winter paying a bloke minium wage for a few hours a month to fart around when he could be doing some thing more construtive to save £200 on 3 batterys all i was asking was do the charges work if they do and saves 1 battery a year it pays for its self quickly
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thankyou seams the ctek might be the one to go for will ask if we can try one at least its 1 more charger that we can use at worst if does work then a bit of a money save could be
Some buggies can be a pain to remove batteries and if you multiply that by 30 the time will add up.
You can get a loom for the ctek that you permanently wire into the vehicle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTE-56260-...hvtargid=pla-2281435177138&psc=1&gad_source=1
Might be worth considering.
You can get a loom for the ctek that you permanently wire into the vehicle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTE-56260-...hvtargid=pla-2281435177138&psc=1&gad_source=1
Might be worth considering.
I have a few Optimate 4's and a Noco Genius 10.
We used to have a ShadowFax battery reclaimer at work that gave them a right kicking (20 amps, 18v) and it did reclaim quite a few AGM and lead acid batteries BUT they were never "as new" capacity.
If a battery is dead flat we will just replace them now, not worth the effort to get maybe 50% capacity back.
Battey tenders age great to maintain batteries on vehicles that are stood up over Winter, my GTO barely moved for 10 years and the Optimate kept battey in a usable state.
Hoping they will reclaim dead sulphated batteries to full capacity is a hiding to nowt imho.
We used to have a ShadowFax battery reclaimer at work that gave them a right kicking (20 amps, 18v) and it did reclaim quite a few AGM and lead acid batteries BUT they were never "as new" capacity.
If a battery is dead flat we will just replace them now, not worth the effort to get maybe 50% capacity back.
Battey tenders age great to maintain batteries on vehicles that are stood up over Winter, my GTO barely moved for 10 years and the Optimate kept battey in a usable state.
Hoping they will reclaim dead sulphated batteries to full capacity is a hiding to nowt imho.
I have several of these. 1 for every vehicle and I plug them in when I park up and leave them on all the time. I used some SAE leads and plugs as fly leads so I plug them in.
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They could even add some anderson type connectors (also on the charger) to make changing out faster,
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All my bikes have one of these on the battery to simplify charging
