Thread: 12V Charger
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Old 10th Jan 2016, 12:22 pm   #59
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Default Re: 12V Charger

I have to agree. Modern "intelligent" battery chargers often refuse to charge totally discharged batteries. You have to resort to the good old transformer and rectifier arrangement. I discovered this the hard way when I tried to recharge a "leisure" battery. No charge current showed after several hours. At first I thought it was a hard fault with the charger, but actually it was just stupid rather than intelligent.
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