OptiMate 4 Dual Program 12V Motorcycle Automatic Battery Charger Optimiser

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Conversely, I would guess that anyone who did allow a battery to get so bad that it needed to be desulfated probably isn’t much a gearhead to begin with. CAN-bus program: the KEYLESS activation program guarantees automatic re-opening of the connection even with the ignition turned off. 12. The alternating test and charge maintenance program is designed to provide the recommend maintenance voltage for AGM / GEL batteries whilst reducing the average voltage as required by STD filler cap batteries, making it ideal for indefinite and 100% safe long term maintenance charging of any type of 12V lead-acid battery. Technical Specifications The Optimate 4 has several microprocessor controlled stages that analyze, desulfate and charge motorcycle and automobile batteries. The female SAE connector on the harness for the battery on the bike is bigger and heftier than others I’ve seen and it has a nice cover to keep out the dirt and moisture.

The Tecmate Optimate 4 Dual Program is a battery charger designed for a range of 12V lead-acid batteries. The device can be used to maintain and charge all types of batteries, including AGM, GEL, and STD. The charger comes with two separate programs, one for direct charging and the other for maintenance. This ensures that the battery remains in top condition at all times.One of the belts that drive the blades was broken, and I was too lazy to fix it — lazy enough to pay the local lawn service guy to mow the lawn instead. So the mower and the battery have been sitting there for 8 months. Dead batteries that is. Even some sulfated ones, according to its maker, which boasts the Optimate 4“saves batteries other chargers can’t,” by way of a 6-step charge program, and that it’s “recommended by eight major powersports manufacturers.” The red wire should be connected to the positive terminal. If you copy and paste the link below you can view the instructions. Once connected to a battery, the charger’s brain first senses voltage. If the battery has more than 2 volts, it will begin analyzing the battery. If less than 2 volts, it won’t even try.

Voltage retention test: is conducted for 30 minutes during which no charge current is delivered, with 5 possible test results indicating the battery's general state of health. The pre-qualification test can be used to detect batteries that may hold a charge initially, but lose charge overnight.Assuming the battery is disconnected from a vehicle, and the Optimate 4 sees the battery as deeply discharged, it will use one of two desulfating modes indicated by the orange #3 LED. Once the battery’s current demand is proven able to remain below 0.2 amps at 13.6 volts –”which is consistent with a battery that has accepted as much charge as its basic conditions allows”– the microprocessor switches to a “voltage retention test” for another 30 minutes. This is alternated with a “maintenance” charge – for as long as the battery is hooked up. I just wish I could tell you that paying the extra money for one is worth it, but it’s beyond my abilities to tell. And it takes my all my car and motorcycle batteries up to 14.5 volts and holds them at this voltage while the charging amps are dropped to almost zero. This keeps a battery at full potential (14.0–14.5 volts) — not the 13.0 to 13.5 volts many chargers stop at. It also has a built-in 7.5A ATO (Automotive Technology Organization) blade-type line fuse in a waterproof holder.