Aldi battery charger, there Grrrrrreat

[Old Git]

Bought one in the spring, has a trickle funtion as well. Multi-function for 12v and 6v batteries for cars and bikes.
Not only brilliant product but fantastic customer service from the makers Medion.
Had a small problem, dropped them an e-mail and within a week new unit direct from the factory in Germany.
Next time they are available, highly recommended.

[G]

Medion the PC manufacturer?

[maviczap]

Medion the PC manufacturer?

Aldi brand for a lot of their electrical stuff

[maviczap]

Bought one in the spring, has a trickle funtion as well. Multi-function for 12v and 6v batteries for cars and bikes.
Not only brilliant product but fantastic customer service from the makers Medion.
Had a small problem, dropped them an e-mail and within a week new unit direct from the factory in Germany.
Next time they are available, highly recommended.

German efficiency I'm afraid :D

[Old Git]

Medion the PC manufacturer?
I think so, they seem to do alot of stuff, satnav's, MP3's and alike.
Can't vouch for anything else, but the charger is great and the after sales service has been superior to anything else I have experienced.

[Baggy]

I have been using one from Aldi for the past 5 winters, it's brilliant. Makes me wonder how other manufacturers can charge so much

[maviczap]

I have been using one from Aldi for the past 5 winters, it's brilliant. Makes me wonder how other manufacturers can charge so much

I see what you did there :D

[leebex]

Next time they are available, highly recommended.

Always forget to look in there, can anyone post it up here when theye next on the shelves.

Same as Lidl, they have bike bits sometimes, but no pattern to when the stuff is available.

[ty_uk]

Medion.com (medion online shop) £19.95

MEDION® Car & Motorbike Battery Charger (MD11265)
Suitable for all 12V car and 6V/12V motorbike batteries
Battery type:
12 V: 1,2 Ah - 120 Ah
6 V: 1,2 Ah – 14 Ah Controlled by MCU including cut off charging after reach to peak voltage and trickle charge function
LED-function indication
Mode button to select car, motorbike, cold and 6V mode
Reverse battery protection
Rescue battery function
Input voltage: 230V AC, 50Hz
Charging current:
approx. 3,8 A (car 12 V) or approx. 0.8 A (motorbike 6 and 12 V) Housing proofed: IP 65
2 Clamps with cable (1 red and 1 black) including fixing screw and ring shoe

[maviczap]

Lidl have a dual voltage battery charger next week

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

Good for £12.99 it'll be TUV approved and a 3 year warranty

so handy to have in the garage

[ty_uk]

Lidl have a dual voltage battery charger next week

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

Good for £12.99 it'll be TUV approved and a 3 year warranty

so handy to have in the garage

a bargin buy..lot of charger for the money with some decent features. ;)

[leebex]

Nice one for the heads up mavic, had a look at the link and i`ll be getting one of those.

Incase anyone cares, I use those headlight bulbs also listed on the Lidl deals, both in the sv and my car, the sv having the +50% brighter, and theyre thoroughly recomended, especailly when they are only £4 a pair!!

Far better value than £20 equivalents, and I never had any complaints about poor sv headlights.

Lee

[maviczap]

Nice one for the heads up mavic, had a look at the link and i`ll be getting one of those.

Incase anyone cares, I use those headlight bulbs also listed on the Lidl deals, both in the sv and my car, the sv having the +50% brighter, and theyre thoroughly recomended, especailly when they are only £4 a pair!!

Far better value than £20 equivalents, and I never had any complaints about poor sv headlights.Lee

Only problem I find with Lidl, is thet tell you when the offer is, but sometimes the store doesn't have the items in.

Usually they do have the motoring stuff in loads, so hopefully I'll pick up one of these chargers.

I'll buy the bulbs if they're that good, cheers Lee :smt023

[maviczap]

Here's a picture of the Lidl charger at £12.99

http://www.lidl.co.uk/static_content/lidl_uk/images/UK/UK_52513_01_v.jpg

Here's a picture of a very similar one I saw in Wilco Motorists discount store this morning at £38.99!!!

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/images/large/products/MA-MP7424_LRG.jpg (javascript:window.close())

Very very similar !!!!!!!

[vannus]

Nice one for the heads up mavic, had a look at the link and i`ll be getting one of those.

Incase anyone cares, I use those headlight bulbs also listed on the Lidl deals, both in the sv and my car, the sv having the +50% brighter, and theyre thoroughly recomended, especailly when they are only £4 a pair!!

Far better value than £20 equivalents, and I never had any complaints about poor sv headlights.

Lee

What size you put in h4 or h7?

[maviczap]

SV's are H4 I think

[leebex]

Is indeed 2 H4 bulbs for the curvy S, guess it must be an H4 for the single headlight.

I never found the headlight to be rubbish, so the bulbs must be pretty good, theres 50% brighter and a blue tint version available.

Im hoping the motorbike goodies will be back in soon, the gloves are pretty good for £12!!

Dont forget, offers out tomorrow.

[Nobbylad]

I picked up the last charger in Wigan Lidl on the way home tonight as well as some spare bulbs.

[boot]

Bought one a it's currently maintaining the spare bike battery, will get it on the spare car battery over the weekend. Great buy! Thanks for the heads-up on here. I've been looking at C-Tek chargers since my last charger was 'borrowed without consent' from my driveway by an unknown individual, who hasn't yet returned it. Does what it says on the tin.

I only bought the one though - as unlike the comment at 3:50 in the video on the lidl site (http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_17091.htm), I am not a 'motorbike freak' and do not collect motorbikes. Not to say I wouldn't if I had the money though. ;)

[-Ralph-]

Motorbike freak :lol

Watch the lips and listen to the commentary, the video was obviously in German originally.

[maviczap]

Got some bulbs, but no charger :(

None in the bins, will have to go back again and hope some appear :(

[gary sv]

got mine in harwich fri there was a couple left could be worth a call on the phone

[leebex]

got mine in harwich fri there was a couple left could be worth a call on the phone

Thats where mine came from too ;)

[Nobbylad]

BTW - these chargers won't actually revive a dead or completely flat battery as advertised. The battery needs to be holding at least 7.5V or the charger won't operate.

Please tell me if my understanding of batteries and their capacity to hold voltage is flawed and this is a perfectly acceptable feature to be marketed as 'reviving a completely discharged or dead battery'.

[andrewsmith]

got one today, just tested on the battery stored in the loft since the snow came, saying its charged.
A bit optomistic

[independentphoto]

Can vouch for the Lidl ones since we have SIX of these charging up both bike and car batteries on a continuous basis. The SV is on it's original battery and has been hooked up for over 5 years!