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adam300tdi

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #1

is the higher the amps the faster the battery charges. at the minit ive got a trickle charger nd its 1.2 amps and takes literaly a day to charge a battery that not totaly dead.on ebay and theres ones on there which are more amps but then only say there for small engines.bit confused about the amps and charge time etc

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #2

The more current going into a battery will charge it quicker, but to many amps when charging can boil the battery, unless you get the top of the range charger that senses and adjusts the current and voltage according to the state of the battery, a bit like a CTec maintenance charger which I have and leave on overnight every few months.

 

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adam300tdi

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #3

so its current that u need not amps

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #4

adam300tdi said:

so its current that u need not amps

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An ampere (amp) is a unit of electrical current.

 

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m500dpp

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000R5936U/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550943349&ref=asc_df_B000R5936U

One of those with a lead and suitable plag arrangement coming through the front grill as we have done allows you to keep the battery in top condition. Very useful if like ours your Disco is only used intermittantly.

I put a red board on the windscreen as a reminder that the charger is plugged in!!!

 

Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

Events Planner

• Jan 19, 2013

• #6

I have the older version of this ..

CTEK MXS 5.0 Car Battery Charger - the smartest battery chargers in the world!

Mine cost £75 years ago. Can't fault it. I have the comfort lead fitted so no undoing of batteries or croc clips to charge, just coouple it up.

It really does also bring dead batteries back, done a few for friends and for the shed ..

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #7

My Ctek a XS 3600 I believe is working 24/7 for the last 5 years connected to a classic car in the garage, that and the disco both have the direct battery connectors.


Doubtfull that the lead would reach the grill and if it did the charger would be laying out in the open

 

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m500dpp

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2013

• #8

The optimate are waterproof, but I do keep it off the ground as a common sense precaution. Worth looking into if it is possible on your car/drive, keeps the battery ready at all times