Wight Skipper Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Can anyone recommend a good one as my new 7 is now flat as a pancake! Is there one that I can connect to the 12v socket under the dash? Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I use one of these, mainly because it can handle the Landy Battery as well, smaller (cheaper) models available, yes can be fed into lighter skt providing skt is still connected with ignition off Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Alex.....have a look at the Optimate 4 from seven speed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I use the following: CTEK Multi MXS3600 Battery Charger £44.99 My car had been sat in the garage and wouldn't start when I tried it yesterday. Ten mins with this on it and hey presto, fired in no time. A quick thrash and the battery was fully charged again. I'd certainly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ctek.. oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Another vote for the CTEK XS3600. Brand new one on eBay for £30 plus £4 delivery at the moment, or another for £40 outright. A cigarette lighter adapter is £8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markiebabes Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Another for the optimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezky Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 you need one of these here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative gileshudson Posted July 22, 2011 Area Representative Share Posted July 22, 2011 Optimate 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 CTEK 3600 doubles as a "proper" battery charger (up to 3.6A output) as well as conditioner. Optimate has a maximum charge rate of 0.8A which would take a very long time to charge a flat battery. I also prefer the build quality of the CTEK - you get the impression you could drive over it and it would survive, which is probably not true of the Optimate. Not that I've tried doing that to either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubbster Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 The best battery charger is the 2l Duratec one under the bonnet Alex - suggest you charge the battery daily 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Powervamp have one that they recommend as being perfect for the charging of their 'gel'/red-top-alike batteries. If you've got a similar battery, probably worth double-checking that the charger you choose is appropriate as the Powervamp literature clearly warns of the dangers of damaging the layers with inappropriate 'boost' charging, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 An Optimate is nice but Halfords will sell you something to do the same job for loose change. Choose between a battery conditioner (12V 0.5A or similar) and a charger. If you have no fault on the car all you need is a conditioner. I haven't needed a battery charger for 20 years, a conditioner would have done it or on rare occasions when the battery dies or you leave the lights on like a numpty a set of jump leads and a ride round the block sorts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspeed Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 £20 from Halfords-I have 2 work fine- why spend more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I use a solar one on the tin-top - Maplins £9.99 IIRC. Wouldn't be much use in the garage though Optimate for my 7 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsup Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 alex have a look at hein gericke i believe there is one in Southampton, i brought a optimate a few years ago at a cheaper price than on the high street / accessory shops the also do a variety of chargers and leads regards frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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