Need to get myself a battery charger as the Z is always going flat sitting on the drive for months on end.

I've borrowed a couple recently but the fuse immediately blows and I'm guessing it's down to the size of the huge Bosch battery I've got and it needing a high current to get it charged.

Anyone else had this problem?

Thinking of getting one form Halfords tomorrow but not sure if theirs are up to the job?

Thats sounds like it could be a dead battery not holding it's charge.

This Black and Decker charger wasn't exactly cheap at £53 but it does various battery tests and even has an alternator test to monitor it on and off load.

Starts off charging at 10A then drops to 6 then 2 as the battery recharges.

You can then leave it permanently connected and it will just top it up as and when it drops.

I was about to bin an expensive battery after trying 2 other chargers but I'm glad I paid the extra for this piece of kit.

I've got 2 cars and a boat so always swapping flat batteries around.

Should have got one sooner.

 

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Thats sounds like it could be a dead battery not holding it's charge.

This Black and Decker charger wasn't exactly cheap at £53 but it does various battery tests and even has an alternator test to monitor it on and off load.

Starts off charging at 10A then drops to 6 then 2 as the battery recharges.

You can then leave it permanently connected and it will just top it up as and when it drops.

I was about to bin an expensive battery after trying 2 other chargers but I'm glad I paid the extra for this piece of kit.

I've got 2 cars and a boat so always swapping flat batteries around.

Should have got one sooner.

 

Yep thought about it after I posted and came to the same conclusion, tested it by charging it up with the daily driver and found the charge dropped of once disconnected, the battery is only a year old but has not been getting recharged..... need to see if ive still got the reciept for it.

 

Still its save me old charger from the bin :D