how to use this battery charger- BRADEX

The charger will show a very low rate on the meter. When it stop dropping for a couple of hours that is when you know the battery is fully charged. I have a 20 year old Bradex 4amp charger which I use on the low setting. It still charges the big battery on a 2,2 crd Pt Cruiser very well but takes time. As I am now retired that is not a problem

In response to what > wrote :

> The charger will show a very low rate on the meter.
> When it stop dropping for a couple of hours that is when you know the battery is fully charged.
> I have a 20 year old Bradex 4amp charger which I use on the low setting.

I too have a steel lunchbox-style battery charger 50 years old, which pegs
at 6amps on the dial.

On a dead battery, it will slowly drop from about 5 amps to less than about
an amp, over time.

Then it will stay there below an amp, forever.

On 27/4/20 6:21 am, wrote:
> The charger will show a very low rate on the meter. When it stop dropping for a couple of hours that is when you know the battery is fully charged. I have a 20 year old Bradex 4amp charger which I use on the low setting. It still charges the big battery on a 2,2 crd Pt Cruiser very well but takes time. As I am now retired that is not a problem
>
Batteries should be charged at 10% the battery's amp hour rate. For a 40
AH battery, then 4 amps is perfect. By doing a slow recharge, you are
not going to be gassing the battery much, if at all, and you reduce risk
of internal damage (buckled plates) to the battery. You also
reduce/break down sulphation in the plates.

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