Accumate trickle chargers

[oblio]

Folks

I gave away mine when I sold my Griff but being in need of one again, I came across this site and ordered one

http://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk/search-results/sea...

£34 each or around £41 delivered price The thing came in about 2-3 days as well

I thought you TVR folks might be interested as IIRC when I bought my first one back in 06 they were about £75!

PS I have nothing to do with this site nor stand to gain by suggesting them

[Gazzab]

Mine broke. Sent it back and they sent me a used one!

[gerradiuk]

They knew it was working ...

[RichB]

I've bought 3 of these over the years and paid around £35 each for them on eBay.

The oldest is 14 years old and is switched on all year round

Edited by RichB on Saturday 23 November 20:44

[bad company]

I use a Porsche thingy that just plugs into the cigy lighter socket. Have left it on for up to 6 weeks.

[BuzzBillsberry]

I've had my Accumate optimax2 10 years still going strong generally use it all year round on the race car spare battery and in the winter on the TVR COST ME £35.95 at the time

Buzz

[Chuggaboom]

I have two, both bought around the same time, as found the 1st one so good.

IIRC they were around the 35 mark from Neil 4 years ago, at as was then TVR carparts, which I thought was a reasonable price in the market back then, but the addition of a cigy connector for the Cerb at 7 quid odd did take the shine off to say the least !

One stays on the cerb and the other rotates around the others cars and spare on the shelf batteries to keep them ticking over.

[NiceCupOfTea]

I have 2 cteks and really rate them.

[rigga]

One oxford optimizer after having a accumate for about 12 year's, on all the time on various bikes and now the Griffith, also have a cheap aldi one on my bike, both very good (the aldi one more so for vfm)

[threespins]

Can't beat Aldi or Lidl for £14, found TEC most unreliable.

[wadsapple]

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

[Quinny]

wadsapple said:

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

Best way would be to connect the wires to a battery..... If they're the wrong way around the warning light on the unit will come on....

[mph1977]

Quinny said:

wadsapple said:

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

Best way would be to connect the wires to a battery..... If they're the wrong way around the warning light on the unit will come on....

or test with a multimeter

or if the cig plug isn;t a moulded on one see which is 'tip' and which is 'ring'

[Quinny]

I was assuming no MULTI meter.

But if he does have access to one then its just a case of checking continuity, between the centre pin of the adapter and one of the wires.....centre pin being +...

[Wacky Racer]

oblio said:

Folks

I gave away mine when I sold my Griff but being in need of one again, I came across this site and ordered one

http://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk/search-results/sea...

£34 each or around £41 delivered price The thing came in about 2-3 days as well

I thought you TVR folks might be interested as IIRC when I bought my first one back in 06 they were about £75!

PS I have nothing to do with this site nor stand to gain by suggesting them

Bought two from this firm around six years ago...no problems...highly recommended.

[Hedgehopper]

^^^^^^^^

me too.

[Chuggaboom]

wadsapple said:

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

Both of mine came with that set up as standard ie clips.....the cigi connecter was separate and you swop one for the other coz they put a connector plug in the line.

[mph1977]

Chuggaboom said:

wadsapple said:

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

Both of mine came with that set up as standard ie clips.....the cigi connecter was separate and you swop one for the other coz they put a connector plug in the line.

one would assume the connecteor is handed in somewhat to preserve polarity as it;s a DC system

[Chuggaboom]

mph1977 said:

one would assume the connecteor is handed in somewhat to preserve polarity as it;s a DC system

Correct.

[wadsapple]

Quinny said:

wadsapple said:

How do you tell which part of the two core lead is red and which is black as I want to cut off the socket and fit croc clips instead.

Best way would be to connect the wires to a battery..... If they're the wrong way around the warning light on the unit will come on....

Thanx man,i had just two wires and a chooed up plastic block and nowt else did as you said and am now a happy bunny