Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

What are the negatives to using a non AGM type charger on an Optima battery? What is a suitable charger for between round charging car battery and a seperate charger for trailer battery maintenance? The trailer charger will operate every time the generator is run. Both car and trailer batteries will likely be Optima type.

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

I've used a Red Top Optima battery for years and never used a "special" battery charger.Never had a problem either.

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While it may not be common,I, DO NOT recommend using a regular battery charger on any type of AGM battery.....I was bench charging one of my Optimas and was gone for a few minutes and when I came back there was a flame coming out of the vent a good 6 to 8 inches high (it was set on low).....I am glad it was on the bench and not in the car, there would have been nothing left......

D L Rambo.....

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Can. tire had a nascar (schumacher) m/prossesor charger on sale last week 40% off,for 70.00. Has agm, deep cycle, etc. good charger. Sometimes they will give last weeks sale price. gsa612

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

CTEK is supposedly what Optima recommends.

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

Optima has their own charger coming out this Spring, here's a link to it -

http://www.optimabatteries.com/optima_products/charger/

Here's some charging information on the Optima/AGM batteries -

http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...t/charging.php

Good Luck!

Lew

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

Might be a good idea to get that charger checked out.

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

Not an issue with the charger, the charger couldn't sense the charge condition of the battery and because of that didn't "back down" the charge rate....I install charging systems in emergency vehicles that are connected 24/7 and you need a system that can sense the charge and roll it back so as not to cook the battery but still left on the battery so it maintains it's full charge....

D L Rambo.....

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

Lew,

Thanks for the good info.

JimR

Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?
 

Yes Lew thank you for the info. If I'd had my thinking cap on I should have went to the Optima site in the first place! Having said that this has provided some technical dialogue. Bonus! Doug