Battery charger, which one?

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Battery charger, which one?

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Hi All.

Which is an 'ok-ish' battery charger to get? The ones from AutoZone / Midas ok?

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Get a ctek. Maintenance charger instead of just a charger.
You can leave it connected and it won't overcharge your battery.

I think optima is the other good one. Not cetrain on the name though.
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rodga wrote:Optimate

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I got the 5, brilliant. Much better than the cheaper crap chargers.....
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+1 on Optimate 6.

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checked optimate site. the Optimate on their site is +/- 1.6k.

also checked some other forums, lot of guys recommend Optimate battery chargers.

The 'AutoZone' / 'Midas' chargers, are they inferior compared to Ctek / Optimate?

Leaning towards getting a Optimate 6 :)
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vwpolovivo wrote:The 'AutoZone' / 'Midas' chargers, are they inferior compared to Ctek / Optimate?
Yes, no real comparison actually.....

I bought mine direct from TecMate, don't think they advertise direct sales. I phoned and collected in Pinelands (cheaper than resellers)

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Ctek or Optimate, both great battery chargers/maintainers.
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