Calcium Batteries charging

[dave]

all the battery chargers i see cheap say for lead acid only, the FF bus has a Bosch Silver Calcium battery. read on line some where that the aldi and lidl chargers are of for these. is this one ok

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_17091.htm

 

[Shadeyman]

Gunson battery chargers are not cheap but they are very good. Will charge calcium batteries.
http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=660&item=3517

 

[dave]

its for fiat forum bus so has to be cheap

 

[Shadeyman]

Doen't mention anything about charging calcium batteries, but for £13 I'd give it a try.

I'm not sure how true it is but I'm sure any trickle charger that switchs its self off once the battery is fuly charged can be used.

 

[inki]

Hi dave, yes no problems charging calcium batteries with any charger, I have one of those Lidl chargers & it's very good.

 

[m20b25]

Try source a decent absarr charger, theyre very good and not too expensive

 

[dave]

Hi dave, yes no problems charging calcium batteries with any charger,

but the ones in machine mart say warning only for lead acid batteries, and the man in the shop said i need to get one off their website if i want to charge Calcium Batteries, as they dont keep ones in the shop that will do it

 

[inki]

Hi dave, it depends on the rate of charge the older ones that don't have smart facility will damage but the new chargers as the LIDL charger, will be safe. The only differance in calcium batteries is the final fully charge rate is slightly higher by 0.2volts.

 

[dave]

ok thanks i'll just go lidl then

 

[inki]

My Lidl only ever seems to have a few of these would recomend getting there early on Thurs, or last thing Weds night if your lucky as always popular.

 

[dave]

i got the lidl one, it says suitable for all types of car and motor bike batteries on the box.

you right they run out of them quick, i went to one in east ham got there after i dropped mrs dave off to work at 9.30am and there was 3 left i picked one up and another bloke picked one up, so just 1 left after that.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

i have honestly never paid attention to what type of batteries i charged with the charger i have. however, its not too clever so could do with a new one (306HDi starting to not like cold starts)

 

[craigb244]

think of it this way... the cars alternator charges the battery and that has no smart about them what so ever.

once the battery voltage reaches the same voltage as the power supply it will naturally stop charging.

the only way to to kill the battery is by boiling it to death (leaving one of them chargers with the boost switch on all night)

just get any old slow/trickle charger.

lidl one will do fine