samboy Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Hi gang. Looking for a new one for about £25. Only for a car. Any recommendations ?. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 52 minutes ago, samboy said: Hi gang. Looking for a new one for about £25. Only for a car. Any recommendations ?. Thanks all. I’ve got one of these. Never had any issues with it. Maypole 7423A Battery Charger Auto Electronic 4A 12V https://amzn.eu/d/jh0Mu1J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 I have a large 12 /24v starter / charger which will do commercials and a standard car charger - both Absaar which I have had for many years. No problems with either. I also bought an Aldi charger for motocross bikes and quads. Excellent - not mega output if you want to charge quickly, but decent kit. Less than your budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 I bought one of the Aldi or lidl smart chargers. It was about that price and has been brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 25 minutes ago, ph5172 said: I bought one of the Aldi or lidl smart chargers. It was about that price and has been brilliant Just a note of caution on the Lidl one. If the battery drops below a certain voltage, the charger will refuse to charge it. Even if you put it in 6v (motorbike) mode. I bought one of these, a bit more than your budget, and have managed to recover otherwise dead batteries. With the cost of batteries at the moment, I wouldn't scrimp on a charger, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) Funny you should mention this I have had this trouble recently. I cant recall what level it refuses to attempt charging, I think it’s 10v. I have got round it by connecting 2 batteries together and started it charging until it’s got enough residual charge then set the duff battery charging stand alone. This method has revived a couple of batteries but as you say it’s nowhere near as good my 3 way intelligent charger I had previously Edited October 5, 2022 by ph5172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 ph5172 - thanks for that tip. Been around cars and bikes for many, many years, but didn't know about the failure to charge and the cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Automatic chargers are pants, for the above reason. I've recently had to buy a new charger after my very ancient one finally gave up the ghost. As a stop-gap I borrowed one from a neighbour which I really liked, so I tracked it down at Argos for £35 (It is incorrectly described as "Automatic" in the product listing, it's definitely not automatic) https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8096669?clickSR=slp:term:car battery charger:1:34:2 You can get it cheaper off elsewhere on the web but have to wait for delivery, I needed mine pronto unfortunately! Good bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hi Autoexpress did a review of some current ones...................just saying you may want to look into collating information before spending. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 CTEK are supposed to be good, but possibly more than your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 16 hours ago, sandspider said: CTEK are supposed to be good, but possibly more than your budget? I have 2 CTEKs. Mixed feelings as mine have not been trouble free. The membrane type switches fail - I have two replaced on warranty. It seems a 'known problem' as there are numerous you tube videos (Google "CTEK charger switch not working") showing how to change the actual switch unit (which under the membrane is a standard cheap switch available on line for pennies), but it is a fiddly job. Not good for an expensive product, but they did replace without a problem for me. However the last replacement seems to be still working and the larger, more modern of the two hasn't suffered the same issue ......... so maybe it is cured? Other than the switch problem, they work well and have been OK (i.e. no low voltage problems mentioned about other units earlier in the thread) on everything I have tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerforestry Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 I recently bought a smart charger from ebay but will have to get out to the garage to recall the name- but it was 31 quid delivered and its brilliant, top ratings on review sites as well. Will let you know in the am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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