leisure battery charger

[Craigmac]

recommendations for a leisure battery charger please.

will be charging in house every few days

thanks in advance 

 

[paulben]

I got a streetwise 12v 7 amp master charger from screwfix no problems so far . Wouldn't be happy charging inside the house incase battery started gassing very nasty emissions .

 

[Iron Giant]

Halfords smart charger is what I have always used without issue, another recommendation is if you're not doing much mileage with a split relay fitted then you need to charge your battery every 2 days through the warmer months then every night through the colder months

 

[padman]

Just bought this one on some recommendations. Seems very good so far

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAYPOLE-7423-Electronic-Car-Battery-Charger-3-8-A-Fast-Trickle-Pulse-Modes/121219067543?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

 

[Craigmac]

https://www.tayna.co.uk/battery-chargers/ctek/mxs5-0/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw3PLnBRCpo8PCoaGM99MBEiQAppRuCwN3tLO1m7PGehkjiCAztqz9iOEbICY2v79BU5R76I0aApIP8P8HAQ

was looking at this one as this is where I got my battery from. 

 

[chelmsclean]

I've got a Halfords one. It's done well had it about 5 years. Charges fast and reconditions battery when needed.

Most new vans can't have a split relay, so I just plug in the van on the drive and it charges automatically

 

[Craigmac]

I've got a Halfords one. It's done well had it about 5 years. Charges fast and reconditions battery when needed.

Most new vans can't have a split relay, so I just plug in the van on the drive and it charges automatically

can you tag a link to the one you have please

 

[chelmsclean]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Car-Battery-Charging-Units/Halfords-ADVANCED-Smartcharge-Battery-Charger/B00K5W9LWQ#

It seems to have been discontinued though.

This may be a good alternative

https://sterling-power.com/products/ultra-portable-7a-battery-charger

 

[spruce]

Generally one of the rules of thumb when chosing a leisure battery charger is to 'marry' it up to the size of your battery.

If you have a 110 amph leisure battery then you really need to be looking at a charger that will deliver around 10% of the battery's capacity, so in my case a 10 amp unit. The charger manufacturers say a 10 amp charger is good up to 165amph battery.

If you have a charger that delivers 5amps maximum and you have a 110 amph leisure battery half charged, then you will need more than 10 hours to recharge it fully as your leisure battery accepts an ever lower charge the fuller it gets.

 

[Craigmac]

Generally one of the rules of thumb when chosing a leisure battery charger is to 'marry' it up to the size of your battery.

If you have a 110 amph leisure battery then you really need to be looking at a charger that will deliver around 10% of the battery's capacity, so in my case a 10 amp unit. The charger manufacturers say a 10 amp charger is good up to 165amph battery.

If you have a charger that delivers 5amps maximum and you have a 110 amph leisure battery half charged, then you will need more than 10 hours to recharge it fully as your leisure battery accepts an ever lower charge the fuller it 

thoughts on this one spruce

https://www.amazon.co.uk/121000LEISURE-Connect-Leisure-Battery-Charger/dp/B007NXTSYQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=leisure+battery+charger&qid=1560106648&quartzVehicle=29-405&replacementKeywords=leisure+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-6

 

[steve garwood]

recommendations for a leisure battery charger please.

will be charging in house every few days

thanks in advance 

Leisure batteries are designed that when used, charge them straight away.

Charging ‘every few days’, not a good idea. ?

 

[spruce]

thoughts on this one spruce

https://www.amazon.co.uk/121000LEISURE-Connect-Leisure-Battery-Charger/dp/B007NXTSYQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=leisure+battery+charger&qid=1560106648&quartzVehicle=29-405&replacementKeywords=leisure+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-6

Its a bit expensive but its the one I would choose.

I would buy it here though.

https://www.tayna.co.uk/battery-chargers/leisure/leisure-12v-10a/

They also do one that looks the same but is a car battery charger. You want the leisure battery one.

 

[steve garwood]

Its a bit expensive but its the one I would choose.

I would buy it here though.

https://www.tayna.co.uk/battery-chargers/leisure/leisure-12v-10a/

They also do one that looks the same but is a car battery charger. You want the leisure battery one.

That’s the one @spruce you recommended me many years back. It’s still running smoothly to this day. (Although I’ve probably jinxed it now ?)

 

[spruce]

That’s the one @spruce you recommended me many years back. It’s still running smoothly to this day. (Although I’ve probably jinxed it now ?)

Its done me proud, hence why I always recommend it.

 

[Den]

Just bought this one on some recommendations. Seems very good so far

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAYPOLE-7423-Electronic-Car-Battery-Charger-3-8-A-Fast-Trickle-Pulse-Modes/121219067543?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Had one of these for three years I plug in every night and forget just disconnect every morning quick release SAE connectors couldn't recommend highly enough.

 

[padman]

Hi Den, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just disconnect the charger or take everything off each morning?

 

[Den]

Hi Den, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just disconnect the charger or take everything off each morning?

Yes correct ? The SAE connectors are permanently connected to battery, just disconnect charger every morning. As my battery is behind a panel buried in a compartment in the tank so just have cables exposed held with a sticky tab with a sort of cable tie thingy lol.

 

[padman]

Thanks ?

 

[spruce]

Generally one of the rules of thumb when chosing a leisure battery charger is to 'marry' it up to the size of your battery.

If you have a 110 amph leisure battery then you really need to be looking at a charger that will deliver around 10% of the battery's capacity, so in my case a 10 amp unit. The charger manufacturers say a 10 amp charger is good up to 165amph battery.

If you have a charger that delivers 5amps maximum and you have a 110 amph leisure battery half charged, then you will need more than 10 hours to recharge it fully as your leisure battery accepts an ever lower charge the fuller it gets.

@ALPINEYORKS. At the begining of this year I had to replace my Numax charger as it's failed after all these years. I opted for the identical Numax charger. On the box it now states that the 10amp charger will charge batteries up to 135amps in size. 

If I had a 220 amp leisure battery and it was 20% discharged, (80% charge remaining), I could still use that 10 amp charger to recharge that battery. However, if my battery was flat then I would need a bigger charger, ie. a 20 amp charger.

 

[Deleted member 84]

@ALPINEYORKS. At the begining of this year I had to replace my Numax charger as it's failed after all these years. I opted for the identical Numax charger. On the box it now states that the 10amp charger will charge batteries up to 135amps in size. 

If I had a 220 amp leisure battery and it was 20% discharged, (80% charge remaining), I could still use that 10 amp charger to recharge that battery. However, if my battery was flat then I would need a bigger charger, ie. a 20 amp charger.

Thanks for that, I have a ring charger that's coming to the end of its life, I was looking at the noco chargers but I have a feeling its amazon that's making them look better than what they are

 

[Deleted member 7446]

recommendations for a leisure battery charger please.

will be charging in house every few days

thanks in advance 

As a backup to my vehicle split charge system i use a clarke intelligent charger which can run at 15amps

I use it for a whole host of battery charging applications from vans to trolley systems