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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
I am impressed. I think this is the best value charger. Dec 22, 2009
By K. Hudson
"Technical writer"
I did a bit of research before purchasing this product. If you want a quick charge, I have read that your battery won't last as long. For battery life, the ideal charge is low amerage. I appreciate that this charger provides a low amp charge to the battery. I had an older battery charger that I believe prematurely destroyed one of my 12v batteries, so I did my best to find the best value replacement. As a matter of fact, the way I saw the older charger behaving (according to my digital multimeter), I was concerned that it could cause the battery to explode or start a fire. I decided to get a new one. I looked at all of the battery chargers I could find on Amazon and other sites. Eventually, I settled on this particular model for these reasons:
1. Provides a low amperage charge, which is supposed to help prolong battery life.
2. Desulphination mode, which is supposed to help prolong battery life.
3. Safety shutoff features, so that it doesn't overcharge the battery.
4. Reads the battery polarity and illuminates a red light if you have it reversed.
5. Excellent review on Amazon and other sites that sell battery chargers.
I've only been using the battery minder for a couple of months, but I think it is working well. The recharges and maintenance modes seem appropriate. The batteries seem to last a long time after I charge them. This product seems to be living up to the claims and ratings. I am impressed.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Biggest and Best of the BatteryMinders Nov 16, 2009
By K. Swift
I've been using the small BatteryMinders (the 1.3 Amp maintainers) for the past few years and decided that for some of my larger batteries, especially the deep cycle setup used in conjunction with a set of solar panels, that I needed something that was capable of pushing much more than 1.3 Amps. Enter this product with its 2 / 4 / 8 Amp settings and the ability to automatically reduce the Amp "push" and start cycling the battery (or in my case batteries, as I have 4 large deep cycle batteries connected in parallel) with a maintenance charge.
So far I've been very happy with this product as I have been with the 1.3 Amp BatteryMinder in the past. The construction is solid, a direct-wire connector is included, the ability to connect directly with included clips is great, and there isn't that "it's going to break next week" cheap feel that some of the other competing products have (I bought a used bike and a competing product came with it - now it is hooked up to a BatterMinder and the other charger is sitting in a box).
If you have need to keep a large battery or bank of batteries well maintained and on a steady charge, be they for your trolling motor or a battery backup for your sump pump (because the power always seems to fail during a rain storm just when you need that pump most), I strongly recommend this product.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
great buy Feb 06, 2009
By Richard Warneka
I installed this for my 4 very large house batteries on my RV. Since it cost about $1800 dollars to replace those batteries I am interested in getting as long a life as possible. It has been in place for about 2 weeks and so far it is doing what I expected. The batteries hold a charge longer than before. This type of battery in Arizona normally lasts about 4 years, and this set is 18 months old and beginning to show its age. But with this device installed they are back to about 95% of what they were when they were new. My only complaint is about the temperature sensor that can be used with the unit, it does not come with the device, but is an extra cost option. I think it should be included since it provides a feature of the device.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Product Apr 23, 2010
By Alejandro Lopezkoelsch
This product revived by dead motorcycle battery after abusing it for 3 years. The battery was near death in 2007 after I didnt maintain it for 3 winters straight... bad idea... new batt $120, this product $99... decided to give it a try and it was worth every penny in the investment. This unit revived the battery after about 1 month of desulphation and conditioning and it is still in operation now on my 2004 CBR1000RR. If you need to maintain an autootive battery, this is the right product, hands down, no question.
I use this product regularly, it stays connected to the motorcycle in garage and goes on the BMW M3 when I go out of town for week+ trips.
Couldnt be happier with my investment.
PS: After 6 months of use, i bought their onboard desulphattor and installed on the M, so far so good... car is still running on original battery... car build date is 7/2003... so 6.5 years and counting...
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
WORKS AS ADVERTISED Oct 31, 2008
By OLD TECH
REVIVES MOST SULPHATED BATTERYS GOOD FOR MOTORHOMES,DIESEL TRUCKS(MY ONE YEAR OLD f350 BATTERIES]HOWEVER WILL NOT EQUALLY DESULPHATE DIFFERENT TYPES- STARTING AND DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES AT THE SAME TIME- AS IN A MOTORHOME USE ON EACH TYPE SEPARATELY OR BUY TWO-WILL NOT BOIL OFF WATER IN CELLS AS SOME CHARGERS WILL- I USE IT ON MY MOTORHOME,TRUCK EVEN REVIVED MY LAWNMOWER BATTERY AS IT IS ADJUSTABLE FOR BATTERY SIZE AND TYPE- PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST AND YOU WILL BE SATISFIED.
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