Would you use this charger?

[DustinT 10+ year member]

Hey, I'm just wondering if any of you would use this battery charger. Its rated at 25 amps at 12v and is supposed to be as good as a kinetek or stinger. What do you think? I've got an opportunity to distribute them and I'm just not sure if its worth it or not to get into.

edit: Schauer 25 Amp, 12v Charger for Competition Audio Use - $135.00 special price for caraudio.com forum users only. PM if you are interested.

Schauer 25 Amp, 12v Charger for Competition Audio Use$159.99

Product Features

• Powerful, regulated current powers your high end audio system and charges your car at the same time!
  
• Small size and powerful cooling fan allow mounting in places impossible with larger units!
  
• 2 year warranty means you can buy with peace of mind.
  

Product Description

Have you looked at the prices for a Stinger SPS Power Supply \ Charger? Well, you'd better be rich to afford one of those. This quality product will do the same job as a fancy, name brand unit for a fraction of the cost. This powerful unit features built in battery protection technology that will protect your audio investments for years to come. 25 amps of power will handle all but the most largest amplifiers for hours at a time. We've successfully tested this product on setups with multiple amplifiers, custom lighting and more and been amazed at how long it will run. You really owe it to yourself to buy this for your car audio. You will be impressed!

Sizing and Specifications

• Height: 7.50 inches
  
• Length: 10 inches
  
• Width: 3 inches
  

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Amazon.com: Schauer 25 Amp, 12v Charger for Competition Audio Use: Automotive

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

link posted

Thanks, man.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

I would use it

regulated power is da bomb...

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

Is the price good?

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

Go to walmart and buy a schumacher its small and it trickle charges and quick charges 29.95

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

Go to walmart and buy a schumacher its small and it trickle charges and quick charges 29.95

You are completely right for charging the battery. This would be for a little different purpose.
This is a regulated charger, its more designed for mounting in the car. Hence, the aluminum case, mounting system and support for permanently wiring into the car. So, I'm thinking using it more as a permanently installed unit I can simply and easily connect in the garage to charge up or maintain the system when its parked a while.

Make sense?

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

meh 160 for 25 amps isn't great imo...

12 Volt Power Supply at WeAreCB.com

15 VOLTS up to  40 AMPS for  $25

all depends an what you want it for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I use PC power supplies from scrapped computers...

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

Isn't that just a regulated power supply? I know you can charge batteries with them, amps are amps, after all... But, what I linked is a charger \ maintainer so it can rapidly charge and then go to maintenance mode automatically. So, more like a Kinetik KIPS12-45 than a regulator.

Does that make any sense?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Not for that price I wouldn't...And who wrote the description? It's very unprofessional.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

it is just a regulated power supply...

the auto-mode is because it is regulated... it only supplies the power required based on the load

same as a PC power supply does //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

and a decent used PC PS is 25$ and has upto 40-70 amps of REGULATED 12 volt power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

it is just a regulated power supply...
the auto-mode is because it is regulated... it only supplies the power required based on the load

same as a PC power supply does //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

and a decent used PC PS is 25$ and has upto 40-70 amps of REGULATED 12 volt power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

lawl, I doubt you'll get that much power for that price...got a link?

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

it is just a regulated power supply...
the auto-mode is because it is regulated... it only supplies the power required based on the load

same as a PC power supply does //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

and a decent used PC PS is 25$ and has upto 40-70 amps of REGULATED 12 volt power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I don't want to be a jerk here but its really not just a regulated power supply. Its a 3 stage, computer controlled automatic charger and regulator. Thats a heck of a lot more than just a regulator.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I don't want to be a jerk here but its really not just a regulated power supply. Its a 3 stage, computer controlled automatic charger and regulator. Thats a heck of a lot more than just a regulator.

Got an internal schematic?

 

[DustinT 10+ year member]

Got an internal schematic?

Here's a link to the manufacturers product page. It explains a bit more on how it works. As far as a schematic goes I'd have to get one and open it up for a picture. I'm not sure how hard it would be to get a schematic otherwise.
Anyway, the product is claiming to be a 3 stage unit. Obviously we're not familiar with it here so we don't know what it is really capable of but why assume the manufacturer is lying about its capabilities until there's a reason too?