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Tinkerer wrote:
Keep an eye on Lidl and Aldi. They do a proper charger - 4 amps or so -
which switches to a maintenance mode when the battery is charged. Cost
about 13 quid. They are on sale every few months.


Sounds similar to my "Winfield" from Woolworths. Well over forty
years old, choice of 6 or 12 volt, High or Low charge and still works
as well as ever.

Nothing like that. It is a sophisticated SMPS device which monitors the
actual battery voltage, and changes from charging to a maintenance charge
automatically so can be left on indefinitely.
Other thing is although the quoted output seems modest, it delivers that
all the time the battery is being charged (until it switches). Unlike many
which claim a much higher maximum but drop to a low figure quickly.

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