Aldi smart battery chargers

This one ?

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I have not tested one but perhaps another supplier has.

Regards

Derek from ABR

At $99 my first reaction would be , quality ?? and is it really a true 12amps ??
In other words will it last and if so how long will it take to charge larger batteries?

If it is ready to fail then the $99 would be better spent with one of Derek's battery chargers or a Ctek 15amp for $250.00. IMO

Here are the specs

* Three stage high frequency charge
* Fault diagnosis and alarm
* For 12V lead acid batteries
* DC 12V output up to 12 amp

For $20 extra I got this

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It's available from Site Link

3 stage vs a 7 stage automatic - it's a no brainer but it runs out tomorrow I believe. I bought it last weekend and it works perfectly.

Thanks Everyone... The projecta looks good but a little more than I wanted to spend.... could be a goer though. On ebay they are $140 and the larger model $180.

regards Kc

Had a interesting experience this afternoon with two of these switch mode style battery chargers.

I had left my dual battery solenoid on for a week and half and the Hilux hadnt been used for that time. Both batterys flat as a maggot actually both where at 5V measured with a calibrated Fluke 83. I tries a brand new AC Delco charger. Well what a fiasco. It thinks that the battery is a 6V olt battery (standard lead acid)so that is never going to work so I get out my old transformer rectifier charger I made as a apprentice 16 years ago, Bang we are away and charging at 3 amps. 10 hours later the battery is at 13.2 Volts and the charger current had dropped to 0.8A.

Mean while the mate offered me his switch mode charger so I thought yeah I can do my Sealed lead Gel auxillary battery on the rear with it. It to was at 5V. Connect it up and it starts drawing 8 amps. 15 minutes later I check it no LEDs. Battery still at 5V.

I know has the old transformer rectifier charger on it pulling 6 amps and volts climbing.

So it seems to me these switch mode chargers arent worth a wheelbarrow load of rocking horse poo when you have really flatened your battery right down. Yet the old tried and proven gear pulls through. Will be asking one of the electrical engineers at work why it is so tomorrow.