CTEK 2500 charger
I'm looking for chargers and came across this one. Anyone have this or have comments? It's over $200 and I want to make sure it does all it claims. CTEK25000
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Others who have other chargers can say better than I can how theirs might do instead. To me the OP one looks expensive and not at all "unique" in what it can do.
You can do that job with a 3 amp manual trickle charger if you don't mind keeping an eye on it when the voltage gets high, so it doesn't go over your voltage limit of maybe 16v when desulfating. You have to shut it off yourself when things get too much.
There are other automatic chargers that will do that for much less money (Battery Tender?) Also people are using those Meanwell or whatever gizmos that Mex likes for that work.
Don't know on the OP one, but "recondition" often means to use pulses for a long time in hopes of crystalizing the sulfate, while "desulfation" or "equalizing" is a different mode where voltage climbs to about 16v and attempts to "overcharge" the battery to bring the sulfate into solution. The pulsing recondition method is somewhat dubious. The high voltage method does work for sure.
You can do that job with a 3 amp manual trickle charger if you don't mind keeping an eye on it when the voltage gets high, so it doesn't go over your voltage limit of maybe 16v when desulfating. You have to shut it off yourself when things get too much.
There are other automatic chargers that will do that for much less money (Battery Tender?) Also people are using those Meanwell or whatever gizmos that Mex likes for that work.
Don't know on the OP one, but "recondition" often means to use pulses for a long time in hopes of crystalizing the sulfate, while "desulfation" or "equalizing" is a different mode where voltage climbs to about 16v and attempts to "overcharge" the battery to bring the sulfate into solution. The pulsing recondition method is somewhat dubious. The high voltage method does work for sure.
