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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: Ant on 02, May, 2012 - 22:26:11
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Hi everybody
My new battery arrived on Monday and so far im really happy with it, I went for a cheap option as i had just bought my C5 and funds are low, the battery i got is made by "Alphanine" i think or something along those lines and it's from Amazon for only £36 (12volt 44ah).
Problem is i still dont own a charger and if im honest im hoping to go out for as long as possible at the week end which will probably result in a flat battery before monday.
any suggestions for a cheap compatible charger would be much appreciated !!!!!!
Thanks
Ant
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Any 12V car battery charger will do.
I mainly use the original charger, but I also have one of these (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_270511_categoryId_255205_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1) Halfords chargers and it charges my batteries up fine.
Edited to add:
One of these (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AutoCare-4-AMP-12V-CAR-BOAT-PORTABLE-AUTOMATIC-BATTERY-BOOSTER-CHARGER-STARTER-/290658191326?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Battery_Chargers&hash=item43ac9407de) would do.
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As Kamil says, any 12v charger should be ok , I've tried the cheap one from my local Lidl and was very happy with it;
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1484.0.html
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Im just down the road from a lidl i wonder if they still have them ????
worth a look,
Thanks guys.
Ant
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I think most modern chargers will turn to trickle charge once they have reached battery capacity - just avoid the real old ones that can 'fry' batteries ie they give a continuous full charge rate. :) :)