Can anyone tell me which 12 volt car adapter will work with this charger? Also about how long does it take to completely charge the battery?
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Battery charges fairly quick, I think only a couple of hours and it takes a long time to drain it completely. As for the car charger I have no idea, but if you check on the fenix website it should give you more details. Good luck
659085
A 12V battery can be charged from any 12V source including the AC charger, a car or even solar panels intended for such. Some OEMs market a cord for connecting battery packs like this to the car via the lighter outlets so they charge as you drive (the Clore ESA1 and Schumacher SAC-109 are examples). Just be sure that the lighter outlet is turned "on" while doing that so the power gets thru to the battery. Also the cars power may instantly make this battery show "full" when hooked up, but it does take time for the battery to absorb the power, so that's why they recommend charging over a long time with the AC trickle charger (or while in the car you need to leave it for 1/2 hour, yet it's still a guess as to whether or not the battery has absorbed all it can or not).
1083192
By that I guess you mean ones that this charger was not designed to work with right? Well, that is a little tricky based on what you are trying to charge. If it is a commercial battery for a drill, you can get something similar to this if you just type the drill's name or model. You don't have to worry about typing the specific battery model number or the specific charger model number and you will see a few results for just the charger mixed in with the results. I typed craftsman 19v and found this one. If you are trying to charge something else or another tool or battery by another manufacturer and you don't know exactly what you are doing, you are asking for trouble but I will give you a few tips. 1) Lithium ion batteries are ticking time bombs. They will explode if over charged with too much voltage or current. 2) LiPo will explode if wrong polarity is used. 3) Most of them have protections from the things that make them explode and some even have them per cell. Some of them though rely on the charger to be smart enough not to over charge and have odd terminals so you can't charge it in any other charger. 4) They all operate in series and some, like this one, even charge in series. Thus with a multimeter, find the polarity of the battery you want to charge and the approximate voltage (I.e. if you have a 24 volt battery and it has 4 terminals and per two terminals you find that they are 10 volts each when low on charge then one can assume that you have 2 sets of 12 volt batteries in a series) then just get some alligator clips and clip them to another power source or power adapter of the same voltage and then sawpt them between the series. One time I really needed a device and I forgot the charger and I did this by connecting the alligator clips to my car for 30 mins then I swapped them to the other terminals for 30 mins too and it got me out of trouble. Just be really careful not to overcharge. Hope this helps.
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if your battery is low it may take up to 3 0r 4 days since it's a low amp charge and designed to keep the battery at full charge once it's at full charge. This charger is super for use when you don't drive the vehicle a lot and it sits for any length. it can be used on the battery in the car or taken out, once it's on it can stay plugged in all winter of summer just unplug it when you go driving. If the car stays outside they make a waterproof model. If your looking for a fast charger this is not what you want, if you do buy this make sure it's the 12 volt model ... hope this will help you
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Your assuming it works at all, which mine does not. I'd guess the fifteen minute charge is MAYBE 10% of capacity. The batteries which come with it seem to charge as expected in another charger I have, but the bulky over sized charger is just short of useless. Now if you get a charger that works here(USA) then with the proper adapter it should work. Note also it comes with a 12v cigarette lighter charging cable so if you had access to a car and the thing worked in the first place you could charge that way.
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Dear Kenneth, Thank you for your message. There should be a built in charger in your system that is charging the battery. If you have the battery for a long time and it is not working, most likely the problem is with the battery not the charger. If you are sure that the issue is with the charger, then most likely you need a 12v 2amp charger. Unfortunately I wasnt able to find one with the model number you have provided us with. Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.
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The answer is Yes and No. Any 12 volt charger will charge it, but must have the right size "Spade Lug" connectors to mate with the battery terminals. Or have an "adaptor cable" to convert the typical 12 volt charger cable connector to the battery lugs. Be careful to use a low current charger adaptor, not a car battery charger.
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Bill, it does not come with adapters of any kind. If you need you have to buy it separately, but the charger is a nice piece of design and work very well. Good luck!!
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I'm no expert, but I don't think so. First, this charger is excellent but it still takes a few hours to fully charge a laptop or iPad. So you'd be looking at a very long time for a car battery. Secondly, the charger adapters are designed for household electronics. I suppose someone more handy than myself might find a way to make it work and then if you had lots of time... I like the idea, though. Good luck!
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Yeah, any charger should work. I have about half a dozen chargers between the house, my cars and work. All charge the new battery just fine.
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Any in-car 12v cellphone charger with a min USB connector will work. You known, the type that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket.
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The key is to search for a 12VDC 500ma auto adapter. You may already have one for another device, I did.Sadly most adapters will cost as much or more than buying a charger which includes the car adapter. I would recommend the ARE-C1 18650 Battery Charger available @fenixgear.com for $13.95 which comes with both AC and 12VDC Auto adapter cords. The 12VDC cord included fits the Trustfire perfectly as well.
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Charge time is determined by whether you set it to 8 amp or 12 amp. For my Chevy volt, it charges the same as the charger that came with the Volt. On 220/240 40 amp it takes 4 hours. On this charger (same as the Volt OEM charger) it takes 10 hours at 12 amp and 14 hours at 8 amp. I just bought this because I wanted an extra charger so that I could leave the oem charger in the car and still have a 110v charger in my garage.
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this is a 24volt charger. I think you need to find a 12volt charger to meet your needs.
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I use the charger for standard 18 volt NiCad, 18 volt XRP NiCad, and 18 Volt Lithium Ion and it works with all these. I hope this proves useful to you in making your decision.
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Super charger, but no direct car adapter. As someone else responded, an inverter would be needed.
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You will need a 12V adapter, but MAKE SURE it supplies more than 6 amps... or you will be restricted to charging at less than half of this chargers output range. 1 amp charging a 5700mah battery takes 2 hours!! 5 amps charging the same battery takes 15 minutes... I use my cig lighter and a cord from auto zone to power it... NO ISSUES and I can play all day with three batteries for my traxxas slash at WOT the whole time. I charge one while burn thru the other two. I never have to wait for a battery to get back in the dirt. Hope this helps.