Can someone tell me what the difference is between these two chargers apart from the price? OPTIMATE 0.8A LITHIUM 8 STEP MOTORCYCLE BATTERY CHARGER, TESTER & MAINTAINER | eBay OPTIMATE LITHIUM MOTORCYCLE MOTORBIKE BATTERY CHARGER OPTIMISER LIFEPO4 / LFP | eBay
I think it's 2 different types of lithium battery. 1 is a Lithium the other is a Lithium Iron Phosphate I have the LiFePO4 battery and optimate charger for it...seems ok...so far
i bought the more expensive one the other week and by reading the instructions, it seems that its a smart cookie. Does voltage drop tests etc then charges the battery in ways that only dolphins and aliens would understand
on a bike i bought recently i found it had a lithium battery. 2 weeks ago i bought the cheaper of the 2 options that you listed. seems a clever bit of kit.
Don't know which battery you have but JMT batteries state that you can use a normal charger, and I do with mine. This is from a ebay ad JMT lithium-ion batteries can be recharged using standard motorcycle battery chargers. The normal charging current usually corresponds to the battery capacity (e.g. 2.8 Ah capacity = 2.8 A charging current). On a quick charge, however, Li-ion batteries can be charged on a current that is ten times the battery capacity (e.g. 2.8 Ah capacity = 28 A charging current).
If your only using it as a trickle charger buy the cheaper one, only difference appears to be bulk charge rate. The cheaper unit max charge current is 0.8 amps whereas the dearer one has a bulk charge rate of 5 amps i.e it will charge faster.
