What battery charger to buy

[dan22]

Hi there I have checked my battery volts using the engineering mode in the car and it is sitting at 11.6 volts so I need to charge it what is the best battery charger to get for this

 

[VTS5]

Maybe Alternator isn't charging,,You may wanna check that out first..

 

[gossie]

Are you not using the car very much?

 

[figjam]

If you are not using the car regularly, you need a float charger (set and forget) to maintain the battery.

My garage ornaments don't get regular driving / charging, and I have 3 Battery Fighters which I purchased at a large car battery outlet, and they keep the charge up over any period of time. Purchase cost forgotten.

CTEK chargers seem to have a good reputation, and Ebay have any number of them, but I would recommend a bricks and mortar store (Repco ?) rather than save a couple of $$$ from who knows where.

 

[MrBags]

I have a CTEK charger and no complaints to make. Has a maintenance mode so you can leave it on and forget about it.

 

[vr304]

Another vote for ctek, use one on my VE that doesn’t get driven a lot its connected 24/7 as mr bags said you can just connect and forget till the next time you drive it

 

[dan22]

Are you not using the car very much?

I use it every day now I'm stumped I tested the battery in my car with multi meter and it says 12 so enough to kick it over but still won't I checked the alternator and it's fine

 

[Fu Manchu]

I use it every day now I'm stumped I tested the battery in my car with multi meter and it says 12 so enough to kick it over but still won't I checked the alternator and it's fine

There is a lot more to testing a battery than a multimeter can test.

For the short term, battery world can load test it. Check its health. It’s resistance.

Now you own a VE, I strongly suggest you get one of these. Long term, they will help you out. Takes a week or so to get one if you are over east.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1754027...VTSobbORpi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

VE’s in low voltage situations are going to create more CANbus gremlins than all three Gremlins movies combined.

 

[Fu Manchu]

I use it every day now I'm stumped I tested the battery in my car with multi meter and it says 12 so enough to kick it over but still won't I checked the alternator and it's fine

You can have a battery that will produce 12v. It might only be capable of 250-300CCA from its original 550 or 800CCA.
You really want to see better volts too.

 

[losh1971]

I like the Projecta seven stage chargers. I have a cheaper Repco version but its not as good as my old Projecta was. I'd still have the Projecta but I blew it up with my old generator when I was living in a property without mains power.