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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #15 on: 16 January 2013, 10:44:16 »
Quote from: Taxi Driver on 16 January 2013, 06:13:02

Thinks you mean AH (Ampere Hour)  ::) Same size as mine then  ;D

Just testin' ya oot Dave! ;D

Mrs Seth's just got back from Lidl .... confirmed .... tomorrow (Thursday) is the day, so'll hopefully grab one then. :y
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #16 on: 16 January 2013, 11:20:52 »
Not a bad bit of kit tbh
I've been using one since october
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #17 on: 17 January 2013, 11:28:12 »
None in stock at Liddell's 'round here .... 'too good to be true' .... perhaps >:(
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #18 on: 17 January 2013, 13:26:47 »
Loads here.
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #19 on: 17 January 2013, 13:36:23 »
Am now wondering if this charger's really suitable for my intended needs, as caravan leisure batteries require 'deep cycle' charging. :-\
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #20 on: 17 January 2013, 13:46:58 »
Quote from: Seth on 17 January 2013, 13:36:23
Am now wondering if this charger's really suitable for my intended needs, as caravan leisure batteries require 'deep cycle' charging. :-\

They don't require it, they are just suitable for it, whereas car batteries aren't.

These will take a good few days to charge a dead leisure battery due to the low current output but should do a good job of keeping it topped-up.
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #21 on: 17 January 2013, 13:53:41 »
No such thing as deep cycle charging, there is deep cycle discharging....


The three main stages of lead acid battery charging are:

Bulk (80%)
Absorption (20%)
Float (Maintenance)

A better battery charger does clever things with the float control to avoid overcharging
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #22 on: 17 January 2013, 14:14:09 »
Just watched the product video, LOL.

Reminded me of a 1960's diy show.
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #23 on: 17 January 2013, 14:25:22 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 17 January 2013, 14:14:09
Just watched the product video, LOL.

Reminded me of a 1960's diy show.




Well i've just bought my bit of 60's Lidl nostalgia after watching Herr Barry von Bucknellschnitz do his demo! ;D :y
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #24 on: 17 January 2013, 18:00:39 »
I use a CTEK on my bike, but the battery is always flat.

Shit battery, or shit charger?

I should add, a couple of hours on el-cheapo-25yr-old Hellfrauds charger, and the bike starts fine.
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #25 on: 17 January 2013, 18:02:24 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 January 2013, 18:00:39
I use a CTEK on my bike, but the battery is always flat.

Shit battery, or shit charger?

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No problem with the Ctek or battery on my bike ......... not that it's ever on the road.  :-[
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #26 on: 17 January 2013, 18:16:59 »
I have found that batteries left on a CTEK for months often take a bit of use to recover decent cranking current. Was the same with my Westfield battery last year after winter. Drove round with marginal starting for a couple of days until it started working OK. Same with the old fart's sit-on mower. This year, after the spectacle of too many embarrassing self-bump-starts in the office car park, I gave up and the Westfield has been treated to a new battery. ;D

I kind-of wonder if it's sulphation, as my CTek doesn't have a "desulphation" mode, but it shouldn't be an issue as it's kept fully charged, and there's a certain amount of myth surrounding whether you can "desulphate" a battery anyway. :-\
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #27 on: 17 January 2013, 18:31:47 »
Mines not cranking power, its flat battery. Even if the battery manages to pull the starter solenoid, its only for a second, max.

Thats after being on the ctek for a week.
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #28 on: 17 January 2013, 19:10:37 »
Quote from: Seth on 17 January 2013, 11:28:12
None in stock at Liddell's 'round here .... 'too good to be true' .... perhaps >:(

There was a big bucket full of them in Swindon Aldi......so i now have one.....and its plugged as we speak on the 110AH leisure battery  :y
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Re: Lidl battery chargers
« Reply #29 on: 17 January 2013, 19:15:43 »
I assume that even when it says the battery is charged, its better to leave it connected for days/weeks/months?  :-\
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