RichardK
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 10:55 AM |
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6v 12ah Battery Charger
Hi, wondering if anybody can help? I've bought one of these batteries
 
Battery
and I'm now trying to find a charger, has anybody got
one kicking about that will do that they want to sell, my lad is in the UK at the moment (and wife soon as her dad died yesterday  )
So will be a uk address if you've got one?
Hope you can help so whyg ? Can get one over here for about 40 sterling or about $70AUD but just seems very expensive to get this ikea led lamp
working again 
Cheers
Rich
[Edited cos my spelling is rubbish]
[Edited on 7/1/12 by RichardK]
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owelly
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 11:27 AM |
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I would just find any 6v transformer and use that. You must have something kicking around?
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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RichardK
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 11:47 AM |
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it the 12ah that seems to make them dear??
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 11:55 AM |
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Buy another one and charge them in series.
Rules are for the guidance of wise men ... and the obedience of fools. (anon)
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owelly
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 12:02 PM |
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You don't need 12Ah. A lower amp charger will just take longer to charge.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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RichardK
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 12:19 PM |
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Beauty, cheers Rich
So will this do ? eBay Item
At that price I'm going to give it a go, even has an oz plug which is a bonus!
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 7/1/12 by RichardK]
[Edited on 7/1/12 by RichardK]
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spiderman
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 02:19 PM |
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Yes that one will be fine. It has a 1A output so will take 12Hrs to charge a 12Ah battery. I would prefer a slightly higher output charger myself.
THE THEORY.
12 Ah = 12amps x 1 hour or 1 amp x 12 hours.
Ah is a capacity so think of it as a bath if you have a low flow (A) it will take longer to fill.
A good anology for simple electrics is the plumbing theory.
Volts = Pressure.
Amps = Flow.
Hope that is of some help.
Spider
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Chippy
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 03:58 PM |
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Why not go with a dual voltage one, this one bungs out 6 amps, so should be ideal. HTH Ray
BATTERY CHARGER 6AMP DUAL VOLTAGE 6V/12V BY RING AUTO RCB206 FOR BIKE AND CAR (5055175212104) | eBay
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spiderman
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| posted on 7/1/12 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
Why not go with a dual voltage one, this one bungs out 6 amps, so should be ideal. HTH Ray
BATTERY CHARGER 6AMP DUAL VOLTAGE 6V/12V BY RING AUTO RCB206 FOR BIKE AND CAR (5055175212104) | eBay
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That looks like the sort I would go for better o/p = faster charging duel voltage means you can use it for your car as well.
o/p 6 amps will charge a 12 Ah battery in 2 hours (in theory)
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RichardK
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 04:57 AM |
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Maybe would have been a better choice but can't see the missus dragging that back to Oz in her suitcase!
The cheapo one should be fine, its only to charge up a battery that powers an ikea led lamp as we dont have a socket close and the missus thinks that
it makes the place cosy!!
Battery seemed to last about 3 weeks so not too bad.
Cheers
Rich
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 10:00 AM |
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Ideally you want to charge any lead acid battery slowly this will maximise the life of the battery and the charge will spread more
evenly through and across the plate material. A battery charged too rapidly will show a quite steep drop off in the terminal voltage once it is
off charge.
Based on experience my personal preference is to select a charge current setting that charges the battery to full capacity in about 16 hours.
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T66
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 10:59 AM |
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Halfords had a deal on not too long ago, A combined 6/12v smart charger, just connect it up and it works. Drops back to a trickle once the battery is
fully charged, so can be left plugged in.
Cost about £40
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_210939_langId_-1_categoryId_255205#dtab
Just read your post again, so £40 is prob not what your looking for. What IKEA product is it ?
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RichardK
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 12:20 PM |
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This thing
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 04:49 PM |
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The Lidl ones do 6 and 12 and cost about £13 when they have the offer on, not much help as you want one now but might help anyone in future.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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T66
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:13 PM |
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Wife works for IKEA, and thats no longer stocked, nor anything similar.
But I asked, no use to you though.
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BenB
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:26 PM |
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Am I missing something? You want to get an LED lamp to work and that needs 6v so you're going to charge a 6v battery from the mains and use that
to power the LEDs?
Why not just use a regulated 6v supply?
Something like
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-DC-POWER-ADAPTOR-SUPPLY-PSU-1500MA-1-5A-3V-4-5V-6V-7-5V-9V-12V-REGULATED-ES-/170
718859183?pt=UK_ConsumerElectronics_PowerAdaptors_SM&hash=item27bfa30faf
Sorry if I've missed the plot but can't see why you'ld need a 6v battery to power some lights from the mains...
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RichardK
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| posted on 11/1/12 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
Maybe would have been a better choice but can't see the missus dragging that back to Oz in her suitcase!
The cheapo one should be fine, its only to charge up a battery that powers an ikea led lamp as we dont have a socket close and the missus thinks that
it makes the place cosy!!
Battery seemed to last about 3 weeks so not too bad.
Cheers
Rich
Ben I think you've missed this post
Cheers
Rich
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BenB
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| posted on 11/1/12 at 12:52 PM |
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Sure did! that explains it 
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