Which battery charger?

Diddums · 10 Jan 2023 at 21:18

I need a charger for our scooters. It needs to be able to charge up to max then trickle charge. Both of our scooters are currently dead as a doornail and I can't charge them at home, and riding them to charge the battery takes bloody ages, so I need something I can connect at work, leave it for the day and come back to a full or partially charged battery which I can charge again the next day.

Any recommendations please chaps?

Cheers

Grasshopper · 11 Jan 2023 at 09:52

Assuming your scooters have 12V batteries Optimate have always been my go to for motorbike chargers. There are a few different models but most will automatically switch to trickle charge.

They also come with quick connect leads so you don't have to go under the seat every time. You can buy extra connection leads so you can easily swap between different bikes. I use mine between 3 different bikes.

Diddums · 11 Jan 2023 at 11:31

Cheers, I wanted either an Optimate or a Ctek but our local Halfords had neither so I just grabbed one of these:

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www.ringautomotive.com

My battery was at 0% and 7.4v so hopefully this charger's "recovery" mode will be able to get some life back in it!

Fluffybob · 12 Jan 2023 at 12:48

I have the Optimate 1 duo for my Lambretta, you can leave the terminal leads connected to the battery (if you have room in the battery compartment) then just hook up and go.

Reppyboyo · 12 Jan 2023 at 19:18

I got myself a Halfords brand charger, OEM is quite obviously RING though. Works great for me.

Desmo · 13 Jan 2023 at 16:15

I recently grabbed a Noco Genius 5 and it's a nice bit of kit. I've not been out on the bike yet though so can only guess it's doing it's thing. Will find out soon

SkodaMart · 17 Jan 2023 at 10:01

Diddums said:
I need a charger for our scooters. It needs to be able to charge up to max then trickle charge. Both of our scooters are currently dead as a doornail and I can't charge them at home, and riding them to charge the battery takes bloody ages, so I need something I can connect at work, leave it for the day and come back to a full or partially charged battery which I can charge again the next day.

Any recommendations please chaps?

Cheers

Gel batteries are a waste of space.
Get an AGM and use an optimate as already suggested.
I did this and don’t really need the optimate as the AGM holds it’s charge so well.

Which battery charger?

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