Just purchased an Intelligent Battery Charger, thought I would give it a try. Anyone have any experience with smart charges?
For my previous vehicles(Cobras) I've been using a trickle charger. Had wired up hidden cigarette lighter socket to plug charger into. Would just plug it in for a day or so if the car had not been used for a while.
In GT40 I was going to wire in a socket in the engine bay that can be reached through the air intake vent. So wouldn't have to lift the rear clip each time it is plugged in. Charger actually comes with fused cable with connector(with dust cover) that is ready to permanently wire to vehicle, so I'll just use the supplied one.
I think this will greatly extend battery life and no more problems with battery being flat when the toy hasn't been taken out for a while. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Details of Charger:
Brand: Battery Fighter www.batteryfighter.com
Model: BFA-012-230
Output: 12Vdc @ 1.25Amp
Supports: range of lead acid battery styles: Flooded, Sealed, Maintenance Free, VRLA, Gel & AGM.
Comes with: 3m(10FT cable) and plug-in fused cable connector to hard wire, plug-in alligator clips.
(Supplied cable is a bit short, but manual provides a table of cable lengths up to 45m(150FT) and wire guage required.)
4-stage progressive charging program by steps:
1. Qualification: Ensure the battery status in safety prior to charging
2. Constant Current Charging: Raises battery voltage to reach about 80% full
3. Constant voltage Charging: Holds battery voltage at 80% and forces current to top off the battery.
4. Float Maintenance: Maintain the fully charged battery at a proper working voltage
* Reverse polarity protection
* Temperature compensation ensuring optimal charge voltage in extreme conditions.
Cost me AU$60 delivered through a friend. This particular model seems to be mainly available in Australia.
For more info see:
http://www.batteryfighter.com/products.html#top1
http://www.master-instruments.com.au/Dat...xplaination.pdf
http://www.amiles.com.au/battery%20fighter.htm
For my previous vehicles(Cobras) I've been using a trickle charger. Had wired up hidden cigarette lighter socket to plug charger into. Would just plug it in for a day or so if the car had not been used for a while.
In GT40 I was going to wire in a socket in the engine bay that can be reached through the air intake vent. So wouldn't have to lift the rear clip each time it is plugged in. Charger actually comes with fused cable with connector(with dust cover) that is ready to permanently wire to vehicle, so I'll just use the supplied one.
I think this will greatly extend battery life and no more problems with battery being flat when the toy hasn't been taken out for a while. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Details of Charger:
Brand: Battery Fighter www.batteryfighter.com
Model: BFA-012-230
Output: 12Vdc @ 1.25Amp
Supports: range of lead acid battery styles: Flooded, Sealed, Maintenance Free, VRLA, Gel & AGM.
Comes with: 3m(10FT cable) and plug-in fused cable connector to hard wire, plug-in alligator clips.
(Supplied cable is a bit short, but manual provides a table of cable lengths up to 45m(150FT) and wire guage required.)
4-stage progressive charging program by steps:
1. Qualification: Ensure the battery status in safety prior to charging
2. Constant Current Charging: Raises battery voltage to reach about 80% full
3. Constant voltage Charging: Holds battery voltage at 80% and forces current to top off the battery.
4. Float Maintenance: Maintain the fully charged battery at a proper working voltage
* Reverse polarity protection
* Temperature compensation ensuring optimal charge voltage in extreme conditions.
Cost me AU$60 delivered through a friend. This particular model seems to be mainly available in Australia.
For more info see:
http://www.batteryfighter.com/products.html#top1
http://www.master-instruments.com.au/Dat...xplaination.pdf
http://www.amiles.com.au/battery%20fighter.htm