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05-06-2015, 12:07 AM
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Battery charger brand?
Looking for a good dependable 12V battery charger. Had enough of the S brand (run away voltage, boiling fluid, won't float,....) At the last Div-1 meet I saw every brand I'd heard of in use but not a consensus on the brand. Moroso was the high end for me all the way to discount store, just looking to recharge, maintain between rounds and overnight trickle.
Using two Optimas in car, Thanks in advance
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05-06-2015, 05:59 AM
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Re: Battery charger brand?
Optima batteries must not be subjected to a charge voltage greater then 14.5 volts. I have always used a Battery tender 5 amp charger. Optima now makes there own battery charger.
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05-06-2015, 08:14 AM
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Re: Battery charger brand?
I believe I found this link on classracer a while back:
http://www.usabatterychargers.com/ |
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05-06-2015, 11:25 AM
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Re: Battery charger brand?
I have a Sears model 608.718331, 12 volt, 10amp that I bought in July 1981, and except for painting the case and making a new carry strap it does great. When my "yellow top" that is 5+ years old is in our racecar it keeps it happy. Hope this helps, John Kissel
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05-06-2015, 11:44 AM
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Re: Battery charger brand?
I have 2 red top Optima batteries in my dragster. I use a black and decker charger that will run 40 amps continuous and will keep up with the fan and water pump between rounds. It will gradually go down to 0 charge when fully charged. my dragster is an 2008 and I changed out my old optimas last year just because I figured it was time, but they were still working great. I hope this helps. I tried the S brand and they didn't keep up.
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05-07-2015, 12:12 PM
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Re: Battery charger brand?
I purchased the expensive Optima charger because they were paying contingency. They stopped paying contingency and the display on my charger stopped working after two weeks.
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