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C5 Help => Tried & Tested : Share your good,or bad, experiences => Topic started by: Karl on 03, March, 2009 - 10:12:39

Title: Re-using genuine Sinclair battery chargers
Post by: Karl on 03, March, 2009 - 10:12:39

Once all my C5's were converted to c5alive wiring kits, and therefore use leisure/car batteries, it meant the genuine Sinclair chargers had to be adapted if I still wanted to use them  :)

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The Sinclair chargers are still good chargers - a bit like a forerunner of an Optimate (or similar) , but they are getting old. I tend to only use them when I'm around and never leave them unattended , just to be safe  ;)

Apologies to those that have seen this before...

Title: Re: Re-using genuine Sinclair battery chargers
Post by: Umpa on 07, March, 2009 - 00:35:41

karl,

Inside the charger there are two diodes that make up a halfwave rectifier (I think) these are open circuit in my unit. Do you know what type they are ?

Title: Re: Re-using genuine Sinclair battery chargers
Post by: Karl on 08, March, 2009 - 17:59:53

Quote from: Umpa on  07, March, 2009  - 00:35:41

karl,

Inside the charger there are two diodes that make up a halfwave rectifier (I think) these are open circuit in my unit. Do you know what type they are ?

..afraid not mate, I've never taken one apart  :-\

..I'll see Martin at the next meeting and can ask if he knows, it might be worth dropping him an email ?