Battery chargers

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Bl**dy hell, thy are expensive. Wait till Aldi/Lidl have theirs on sale .... they were abut £15

Not sure how much but take a look at CTek (about £60?j. They are probably the best multi-stage charger.

CTEK are a specials designer of chargers and related equipment.

I don't see Milenco as such a design specialist, more a brand that buys in subcontracted kit, which might be "good".

I think being a specialist and renown for excellence in their field gives me the greater confidence when looking to buy products in that specialist field.

I'll need it to refresh and maintain my leisure battery. I was thinking the 10 would be the one I need.

Thanks for the suggestion regarding he CTek hitchglitch I'll have a look at those as well

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I used Optimate on my motorcycle, and was gunna fit one to my caravan, but then realised that you can only use 1 charger at a time. As I have van on my drive , I just plug in using the on-board charger, but the optimates are a better option, as the onboard charges only achieve about 80% of charging capacity, however it would mean having separate leads to discount the on-board and connect the optimate, so I didn't bother.

 

Just be careful that if you do buy one, you make sure you don't plug in at same time as the caranvan on board charger !

 

PS - The above information was confirmed to me by the Milenco technical team after about 5 phone calls trying to talk to someone who knew what they were talking about

Some caravans have a smart charger such as a Sargent. Those that don’t (the majority) will have a charger voltage of around 13.7 volts which is insufficient to properly recharge the battery once it is discharged but will maintain a top-up. If you use such a van off grid you will need to take the battery out and recharge it properly or suffer reduced battery life.

Thanks for the prompt and informative replies. I've bitten the bullet and bought the CTek mxs 5.

Looking at the product information it should do what I need.

Thanks again