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Description

BatteryMINDer^® Model 12118

AGM/OPTIMA BatteryMINDer PLUS® Maintenance Charger / Desulfator-Conditioner 12 Volt – 1.0 Amp¹

Don’t just charge your batteries…Condition them!

This specially adjusted BatteryMINDer PLUS^® is designed to maintain Optima, Odyssey and all known brands of AGM sealed “dry” batteries at full charge, without ever overcharging. Special adjustment ensures complete compliance with battery manufacturer’s exact specifications for cyclic long term non-use storage. One (1) Amp (constant voltage) maximum current, when battery is at less than full charge when first stored, complies with AGM battery maker’s requirements.

The BatteryMINDer Plus® goes two steps further than any known maintenance charger. Using Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) circuitry the unit supplies each battery with just the amount of current needed to raise or maintain the battery’s voltage at full charge level. Second step is the full-time automatic process that safely removes harmful sulfation³. By using U.S. patented pulse mode technology it dissolves the crystals of sulphate that prevents the battery from delivering its full power and cycle life. It does this without raising the output voltage above the battery maker’s maximum recommended voltage levels. Keeping the battery free of sulphate virtually guarantees to significantly increase your battery’s life and performance. All units are individually adjusted to ensure compliance with each batter manufacturer’s specifications.

VDC Electronics guarantees a sulphate-free battery over its entire life-time or you will receive 100% of your money back. This guarantee is in addition to a five (5) year “no hassle” warranty.

NOTE: Model 12118 AGM / OPTIMA BatteryMINDer PLUS^® should only be used on AGM type sealed batteries, not “filler cap” liquid batteries, due to its special voltage settings. This unit is designed primarily as a maintenance charger for long term, safe storage charging of Optima and other similar AGM type batteries, not as a primary or general charging source.

¹ 1.0 Amp = Maximum current available if required by battery when unit is in maintenance mode. Charge voltage, 14.7; Float-Maintenance voltage, 13.4. If storing or in-season charging your battery, in higher than 77 degrees F temperatures, we recommend maintenance voltage setting of 0.2–volts lower, namely 13.2-V (Float). www.batteryminders.com tech support at (800) 379-5579 Ext. 206 (ET, M-F) MSRP $69.95.

² BatteryMINDer 12-Volt maintenance charger was Rated #1 by Motorcycle Consumers News, Feb. 05.

³ Sulfation is the #1 cause of early battery failure and loss of performance as determined by the Battery Council International, Dec. 1998.

Features

• Safely maintains and desulphates all size / type / brand starter, deep cycle, dual purpose sealed, AGM, Optima, “dry”-type batteries in accordance with battery manufacturers specifications.
• Maintains from 1 to 5 batteries at a time (12 Volt batteries parallel-connected (or 6 Volt batteries series-connected) for less than 15¢ per month.
• Guaranteed to never overcharge any battery, regardless of how long connected.
• Full-Time Desulfation-automatically dissolves harmful sulphate when unit is in either the charge or maintenance modes, using safe U.S. Patented pulse technology.
• Isolation transformer and smart chip technology ensure safe, long-term performance.
• Auto reset thermostat – prevents damage to charger when connected to faulty battery
• Full-time battery monitoring – automatically tests battery every microsecond, supplying only the current needed to maintain battery at full charge.
• Weatherproof; conformal-coated circuitry ensures trouble-free life even in high-moisture marine environments.
• Allows battery to be stored safely at 0°F to +120°F.
• Unit comes complete with Qwik connect/disconnect battery clips and a ring terminal assembly (with easily replaceable fuse) for permanent connection.
• Full year 100% money-back guarantee takes the risk out of trying this product.
• Five (5) year “No Hassle” warranty covers everything except physical abuse.

General Specifications

Input	105-130 Vac 50/60 Hz
Output	12 volts @ 1. Amps1
Charge Voltage	14.4 Vdc @ 26°C
Float Voltage	13.6 Vdc @ 26°C
Float Current	5 mA – 1Amp (as demanded by battery)

Not for use with Aviation Specific batteries. See models 12248-AA-S1 and 24041-AA-S1 aviation specific charger-maintainer-desulfator-conditioners

More Information

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An important question

An Important QUESTION you should know the answer to before making a buying decision:
Why would you or anyone pay up to $150 for any battery charger, when there are dozens of much less expensive, good quality chargers from which to choose?

ANSWER:

1. The cost of the average starter or deep cycle battery is $85, with an average-life of three (3) years (200 full charge – discharge cycles). Many types, such as sealed AGM, Gel or spiral-wound “dry” (Optima, Odyssey, Exide, etc.) cost considerably more ($125 - $175 ea.). They also will not reach their full design life of five or more years, unless they are properly “treated” during their entire lifetime.
2. The Average performance of all battery types, over their life, diminishes to 50% of original. Measured in either cranking-amps (starter type battery) or ampere-hours (deep cycle battery), your battery has “shrunk” when compared to its original performance and capacity by 50% or more, before it finally dies. The major reason (believed by many authorities to be 75% -90% of the cause) for this loss is not just “old age”, but a condition known as "sulfation”.

Special Offer

FREE battery condition indicator ($11.95 retail value), with instant pushbutton LED read-out, when you register your warranty on the manufacturer’s web site. Simple connection to any type 12 volt battery. Battery Condition Indicator Model 12103

	What is Sulfation (sul-fay-shun) and How Does It Affect Batteries?
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