In article ,
Rick Hughes writes:
On 28/12/2012 22:20, Mr Fuxit wrote:
On 28 Dec, 21:05, Rick Hughes
wrote:
I have a relatively new Car Battery Charger (twas a gift) claimed to
be electronic 'smart' charger.
Took the cover off and found it to be a straight transformer to full
wave rectifier set of diodes ... and out to croc leads.
Only 'smart' bit was that it had a 'display pcb of 3 LED's .... one for
power, the other 2 just via a zener diode to measure aprox charge
voltage - no actual control at all.
Thought as the case, transformer, diodes & heatsinks are fine ... could
use this a basis for a proper 3 stage 'SMART Charger'
I have couple of links to full designs, but these use PICs and need
programming, which I do not have facility to do.
There are really SMART and fully programmable for battery parameters
etc. and Deep Cycles batteries .... eg
http://www.swinburne.edu.my/docs/lib...200701_jan.pdf
overkill for my needs ... which is basic low speed charge & float charge.
Anybody know of a simpler circuit ... all I need is ability to charge 6
& 12 V batteries, non-deep cycle.
I'd be very interested to learn from where it was bought, if it's not
to much trouble.
Halfords .... its an ABSAAR BBL range Type 3 model 1205
High/Low charge rate 12V only
I picked up one in halfords, and I could see through the vent grill
that there was just a transformer and rectifier in it. It was much
more expensive than the Aldi intelligent switched mode one, which is
going to be very much better.
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