Hey so I'm converting my T6 it's taking a while so I've been charging battery with extension lead and Maypole charger the other day smoke started pouring from charger quickly disconnected it . so looking for recommendations for charger I can use on my other vehicles as well as the van.not Maypole obviously many thanks.
Maypole Battery charger went up in smoke!
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Depends what kind of charging you want to do, if its only for maintenance then something small will be fine, i mainly use a Victron 4A charger as per the below link, its waterproof and comes with a few different quick release connectors, charges at 1A for small batteries or 4A for larger batteries
www.onboardenergydirect.co.uk
Whilst fine for smaller charging jobs a flat battery will take many many hours to charge from something that small so if you need to recharge batteries then something bigger would be better, i would suggest something up around 10A or 15A minimum
Guess you need to decide if its needs to be waterproof and if you want a multi stage charger that will condition batteries as well as just charging them as prices will vary hugely
Victron Automotive IP65 Charger 12V/4A-12V/0.8A
Victron automotive battery chargers are designed to be able to leave connected to the battery all the time. The charger will drop its voltage to a storage mode (13.2V) whenever the battery has not been subjected to a discharge during a 24 hour period. Once a week the charger will raise the...
www.onboardenergydirect.co.uk
Whilst fine for smaller charging jobs a flat battery will take many many hours to charge from something that small so if you need to recharge batteries then something bigger would be better, i would suggest something up around 10A or 15A minimum
Guess you need to decide if its needs to be waterproof and if you want a multi stage charger that will condition batteries as well as just charging them as prices will vary hugely
More info over here.....
www.t6forum.com
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Aye, the cheap ones tend to go up in smoke….
i have a CTEK MX5 in the solar shed.
its a good little charger . .
and you can get the extension cable. . . .
and the quick disconnects . . . . .
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its a good little charger . .
and you can get the extension cable. . . .
and the quick disconnects . . . . .
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