I have no way to tell if either are able to reduce or eliminate most sulphation other than if I see longer battery life from all of the batteries I use them on. AGM batteries that I use all the time it was easy for me to make back-to-back comparisons between the two chargers in Bulk, Absorption and Float stages.
Since I have a variety of flooded wet cell and std. Both chargers appear to be top quality designs and if they perform as advertised then they should repay the purchase price in extended battery life or recovery of sulphated batteries - if you have some. I purchased the Pulse Tech XC100-P and the Battery Minder 12248 "smart" chargers at the same time so that I could test and see for myself how smart these chargers really are. The more you know about the proper charging voltages for your batteries, the easier it will be to make an educated purchasing decision on what charger works best for your needs. Battery makers specify the importance of correcting battery charge voltages based on the battery/ambient temp. Since I planned to test it in the 70 F range that was not a concern but for those who might be charging an auto, marine, or other battery outside in hot or cold temps, temp compensation of the voltages is Very important and the only means to have a 100% charged battery that isn't overcharged and damaged. Unfortunately the XC100-P has no temperature compensation. When the battery/ambient temp gets above the mid 80 F range you need to lower the Absorption and Float voltages to prevent damaging over-charging that kills batteries prematurely. When the battery/ambient temp goes lower you need to increase the Absorption and Float voltages to have a 100% fully charged battery. The 12248, 20 models all have automatic Voltage Temperature Correction which is important if your battery is outside or in temps other than in the mid 70 F range. charger/maintainer model 2012, similar to the XC100-P and priced the same or less. Most importantly it doesn't "cook" a battery with excessive voltage.īattery Minder makes a fixed 2 amp. The price difference is far less than 1/2 the price of almost any battery of 12 Ah or greater. The Battery Minder 12248 cost more than the XC100-P but it also performs far better IME. The Battery Minder 12248 never supplied excessive voltage even on the small 12 Ah AGM battery so to me the 12248 is the better charger for those who have a variety of battery sizes and types to charge and maintain. I attribute this to the fact that you can manually select the proper battery and the charger thus delivers the correct voltages for that battery type regardless of size in Ah. What I found in my testing is that in the same tests that I ran on the XC100-P, the Battery Minder 12248 supplied the correct Absorption and Float voltages in ALL CASES. It allows you to select the battery type - Flooded Wet Cell, AGM or Gel and also the charging current - 2-4-8 amps. It's worth noting that the Battery Minder 12248 is a more comprehensive battery charger/maintainer.
Under charging allows sulphation to occur even with high frequency pulse signals designed to remove sulphation. As noted over-charging in particular can kill the life of a battery quickly. This Product Replaces These Other Products Works In Vehicles that XC100-P works inīattery manufacturers publish the correct Bulk, Absorption and Float charging specifications for their batteries.
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Xtreme Charge is well-suited to both AGM and other maintenance free batteries.
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