Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Hi,

Any recommendations please?

My battery seems to be dead so I will need to get another one and would like to get that charged and then have the facility to keep it in good condition. Going for a Yuasa YT12A-BS battery again (That is what was in the bike) unless anyone else knows something better for the same money!

Apart from a very slow (but great) solar panel charger, I do not have anything to charge a new battery with so I can take the opportunity to get a charger/optimiser at the same time. The problem I have is that I will have to run a permanent low voltage cable onto the drive as this is where the bike is kept. I have considered permanently fixing the solar panel on the drive but would like not to fry the battery over time. The bike will have a permanent fly lead connection on the battery to plug into.

Any recommendations from the following please and what model;

Oxford
Ctek
Ring
Halfords
Optimate
Accumate
Wolf

Thanks.

Clicky - Yuasa battery

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Optimate 4 - Both mine are on one!

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

My Optimate is still going strong after 11 years.Slightly dearer than some but worth it IMO.
BTW your bike shouldnt need to live on the charger.I find a charge every couple of weeks is fine to keep the battery happy.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Cheers.

I guess I am a little paranoid as recently the battery has struggled on cold mornings. I have never bothered before but that could be down to having an eight year old battery in the bike! I contract so, weather permitting, I am riding every weekday but when I change jobs this may have to change. Just wanted to cover all the angles with minimum grief.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

I have an Oxford Oximiser 900. Wanted an optimate but they didnt have one. It works perfectly and would recommend it.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

I have owned two Oxford Optimizers. Note use of past tense.

Finally bought an Optimate. Buy right, buy once.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Another vote for optimate, have two very well used and abused ones.

Cant say that I have tried the others on your list, but very happy with what I have and have no reason or inclination to change.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Accumate. Had mine for 3 years, used daily in this weather especially. Does the job and has never given any problems. It was also Ride recommended over the Optimate in their test some time back.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

i've got a few chargers -optimate etc-but the best i've had for the money has been the one from Aldi-does the bike and car and is good at bringing batterys back from the dead-only cost about 8 quid.

Re: Can you recommend a Battery/charger/optimiser please?
 

Yep. That is the dilemma. In over 3 decades of riding I have never owned a battery conditioner and only one battery charger. If I had under cover storage I would definitely go for a decent one but sitting back now thinking I don't think I would use it enough and, if necessary I could jump that bike off the car. Sleep on it I think but I am erring to cheapish. My shed is full of things that I have only used a couple of times including a compressor and a pneumatic bike lift.

Thanks for all the advice though.