Need a new battery charger
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Drifting
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From: New York
Need a new battery charger
I need a new battery charger. I use it for my boat battery, which is an AGM ODYSSEY TROLLING Thunder Marine Dual Purpose Battery, my Corvette which tends to be a good weather car, and my Tundra which sometimes sits a bit too long. Even My Corolla XRS when I screw up and leave the radio on too long.
The one I had, has a “refresh cycle” which seems to have helped really seemed to have helped. I have seemed them referred to a “desulfation cycle” on some battery’s chargers. I would like a charger with that feature.
My internet search seems to think NOCO GENIUS10 and CTEK MXS 5.0 are the best.
What do you guys think? Is there really a difference?
The one I had, has a “refresh cycle” which seems to have helped really seemed to have helped. I have seemed them referred to a “desulfation cycle” on some battery’s chargers. I would like a charger with that feature.
My internet search seems to think NOCO GENIUS10 and CTEK MXS 5.0 are the best.
What do you guys think? Is there really a difference?
Melting Slicks
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From: Poplar Bluff MO
CTEK is better than NOCO IMHO. I have 3 CTEK battery maintainers. One rebranded CTEK that came with my C8, one CTEK MXS 5.0 for my C3 and one CTEK MXS 5.0 for my Goldwing. I used to have a Noco for my Goldwing but the battery kept dying and I figured out that the NOCO was not doing it's job. Granted NOCO may have improved over the years but I've switched to CTEK 3 years ago when I bought my C8.
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JT
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Drifting
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I have a battery minder. I find I don't use it too much. But if the battery dies, I need a charger.
The refresh (desulfation) also seems to help. but I have read mixed reviews about if it is good for the battery.
Also, I don't need a heavy duty 50 amp charger. Something in the 12 amp range would be what I was looking for.
The refresh (desulfation) also seems to help. but I have read mixed reviews about if it is good for the battery.
Also, I don't need a heavy duty 50 amp charger. Something in the 12 amp range would be what I was looking for.
Safety Car
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I have the Cteck that came with my C6 but I got a NoCo that I use for everything else. Except for my C3 the rest of the fleet including the C6 have agm batteries. The NOCO that I have is one of the cheaper units but I like the way it shows how low the charge is when you start and you can watch it go up from there. It works great as a tender but not as a charger. For thatI have an old school Schumacher one.
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Drifting
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Just out of curiosity, I plugged this into CHAT GPT. The two it came up with are
Victron Blue Smart IP65 Charger Best overall. I think the fact that the boat has an AGM.
It also liked NOCO Genius10 as a good choice
The NOCO is probably the practical winner for most owners with mixed battery types. The Victron is the “buy once, cry once” choice.
Victron Blue Smart IP65 Charger Best overall. I think the fact that the boat has an AGM.
It also liked NOCO Genius10 as a good choice
The NOCO is probably the practical winner for most owners with mixed battery types. The Victron is the “buy once, cry once” choice.
Race Director
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I have a CTEK MXS 5.0. Works great! It has brought back a few batteries that I thought were toast. It will work with AGM batteries, but not LiFePo4.
