Battery Chargers & Conditioners

[Lou]

Hi, All.

I'm looking for a battery charger and conditioner that's suitable for a 3.0TD Surf.

Hopefully one that can charge deep cycle batteries, too.

I've found 2 chargers on ebay, links below, but they don't appear to be able to recondition. Does anyone have a opinion or an alternate recomendation, please.

http://tinyurl.com/ylaaw56 - RING SMARTCHARGE16
http://tinyurl.com/ydya2ec - RING HEAVY DUTY WORKSHOP 12V 20AMP

[wishbone]

You need a 3 staged charger for leisure batteries, otherwise you'll cook them (too much voltage)

Try numax or c-tek.

(need to buy one myself so did a bit of searching a while back)

Rob.

[Lou]

You need a 3 staged charger for leisure batteries, otherwise you'll cook them (too much voltage)

Try numax or c-tek.

(need to buy one myself so did a bit of searching a while back)

Rob.

Is the new C-Tek XS4003 suitable for charging 3.0TD batteries, or is it just overkill?

http://tinyurl.com/yebubwz

[wishbone]

I was going to buy this one if that helps.

The one you linked to looks a little small for big leisure batteries.

Rob.

[Lou]

I bought a CTEK Multi XS 3600

I have 2 batteries on my surf. Is it possible to charge both batteries without removing them from the vehicle?

Edit...
Think I found the answer

I may well disconnect them just to be on the safe side.

[wishbone]

You can connect the charger to 1 battery and it will charge both. Some people disconnect the battery leads before charging the battery as they say it will damage some delicate electronic stuff, but I haven't found this to be a problem on either of my surfs.

If you're worried you can disconnect the battery leads, then put jump leads between your batteries and connect the charger to the jump leads.

Rob.