3 Tips on How to Pick the Right Battery Charger
Digital Battery Charger Maintainer, Zing Batteries
It is highly important to choose the right battery charger as battery life and durability depend on the quality of its charger. Let’s have a look at a few tips on how to pick the right battery charger to ensure that your battery works as long and efficient as possible.
Consider your battery type
The first thing to consider is which battery type you have as many chargers are designed for the needs of specific battery types. There’s a unique chemistry between a charger and battery, therefore it is important to know which battery you buy a charger for. There are lots of battery types, including maintenance-free, wet cell, AGM, gel cell and lead acid batteries and all of them require their own types of chargers. On rare occasions, you can use the same charger for different batteries but in this case, you need to know the correct charge voltage.
Acknowledge your battery size
The battery size isn’t about how big your battery is but how many amp hours it stores. It’s easy to calculate the total charge of a battery, all you need to do is to take the amp hour rating of the battery and divide it by the amps and then top an additional 10%. For example, a standard car battery is about 50 amp hours which means that a 10 amp charger would take about 6 hours to recharge the battery if it’s close to being empty. If you want charging to take less time, then you can opt for a charger with more amps such as a golf cart battery charger. It’s worth mentioning that you can’t charge a 100 ah battery with a less than 10 amp charger. So, it can’t be less than 10%.
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Remember what your new charger is for
If you are buying a charger to use occasionally, then you can easily go for a simple low-current charger. However, if you need it for constant use, it’s better to pick a fast and powerful charger, for example, a wheelchair battery charger. There are a few other things you should keep in mind such as: if you’re going abroad you should obtain a multi-voltage input charger or multi-bank chargers if you are charging a few batteries simultaneously. In addition, the choice of a charger depends on what you need it for: for charging or maintaining your battery. So, if you have a motorcycle which you use from time to time and you want it to be fully charged anytime you need it then you need a maintenance charger.
Therefore, whenever you’re buying a new charger, keep the above in mind as these recommendations are very useful. At Zing Batteries we offer an amazing choice of different batteries you’ll find easy to look after and charge. Order them today or contact our experts for more information.