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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davet on May 30, 2011, 08:57:55 pm

Title: battery charging
Post by: davet on May 30, 2011, 08:57:55 pm

Just about to replace my golf battery with a 85a leisure battery

Apart from split relay chargers people use off their vans do u use the proper chargers to charge them or any old charger ?

The suppliers say u must intelligent chargers to make them last but their well expensive

any thoughts   ???

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: matthewprice on May 30, 2011, 09:01:49 pm

got a 110 a battery charge it every 2 1/2 weeks in one van and a 85 a in the other have to charge every week. i have got the proper charger

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: Llaaww on May 30, 2011, 09:05:33 pm

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_210939_langId_-1_categoryId_165629


these work

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: Sean Dyer on May 30, 2011, 09:26:23 pm

Ive got a charger and just got a 85ah 12v battery , not charged it yet as it had charge in and been using it

Should i wait till it dies then charge it fully on trickle?
Or what? And how often as im using it should i charge it

I dont have split relay set up, could i use a 12v - 240 v transformer /inverter in van lighter to plug charger in and charge battery in van??

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: davet on May 30, 2011, 10:07:48 pm

thats why they say you should use an intelligent charger

it sorts it out wot ever state and charges  it up properly apparently

will probably invest

thanks for ur help

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on May 30, 2011, 11:55:26 pm

Buy a ctek charger, it maybe expensive but so is buying a new battery in a few months time.  Charge as often as possible and try not to let the battery go below 50%.

Simon.

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: davet on May 31, 2011, 08:30:52 pm

thanks

just been  looking at those

best way to go i think

Title: Re: battery charging
Post by: SunShineCleaning on May 31, 2011, 08:35:36 pm

Solar Panel on the top of the van. Never charge battery in summer. Prob 3-4 times in winter.

I've used this one for years.
Solar (http://www.maplin.co.uk/solar-powered-12v-12w-battery-charger-217850)