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Noco genius 2
30 Jan 2026 12:24 #263590
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Noco genius 2
Optimate for me too- I have the Optimate 5 which is 4A for the cars. It is disappointing in its lack of information as to how it is doing.
The Optimate 4 (0.8A) has an LED stack that tells you the charge current, so you can see that the battery is coming up full.
I also have an £11 Lidl charger (5A) with a voltmeter, seems to do the same job as the Optimate 5, but I wouldn't leave it plugged in permanently like the Optimate 4 on my 'bike....
The Optimate 4 (0.8A) has an LED stack that tells you the charge current, so you can see that the battery is coming up full.
I also have an £11 Lidl charger (5A) with a voltmeter, seems to do the same job as the Optimate 5, but I wouldn't leave it plugged in permanently like the Optimate 4 on my 'bike....
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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30 Jan 2026 18:36 #263592
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Noco genius 2
All the electronic chargers tell you when it stops charging and goes into maintenance mode, including the Optimate 5, my complaint is not knowing where it is on the fancy charging curve that they give in the instructions.
The Optimate 4 has a 3,2,1 countdown scale as the current drops.
In The Olden Days you just had a transformer, a copper/oxide rectifier (the one made from a stack of square plates) and an ammeter. As the battery came up to charge the current dropped, so when it was down to half an amp or so, and the battery was bubbling nicely you turned it off.
The Optimate 4 has a 3,2,1 countdown scale as the current drops.
In The Olden Days you just had a transformer, a copper/oxide rectifier (the one made from a stack of square plates) and an ammeter. As the battery came up to charge the current dropped, so when it was down to half an amp or so, and the battery was bubbling nicely you turned it off.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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