Revised Mar 2007
June 2007 – see also RIDE
Magazine June 2007 – Battery Charger Test
and UK Specification versus Euro
models (“grey imports”)
OptiMate IIIsp -The last word in
lead-acid battery maintenance. Optimised
for modern batteries from 2.5 Ah to 28 Ah.
OptiMate IIIsp is truly the last word
as regards automatic battery care and maintenance. For use by individuals and
small workshops, it is a 100% automatic battery tester and charger without
switch, knob or fuse. There are no decisions for the user to make, therefore no
possibilities for error. All judgments and consequent actions are programmed
into the circuitry, which is protected electronically against inverse polarity
and short-circuit. Indeed, OptiMate is safe to the extent it is impossible to
create any spark even by deliberate short-circuiting of the battery clamps. The
only effect this produces is the automatic annulment and re-setting of the
programme at the beginning of its automatic sequence. This is in practice very
convenient for users wishing to switch from one battery to another quickly,
without even switching off the mains supply.
On correct connection to the battery,
OptiMate:
If the battery fails this
"self-discharge" test, a red led warns the user who is then advised
to disconnect the battery and re-start the OptiMate for a second check to
establish whether the excessive self-discharge is due to battery or vehicle
circuitry. If the battery is "good", the OptiMate will indicate this
by a green led illuminating after at least one hour of connection: half an hour
(at least) to establish that the battery is indeed full, then half an hour to
check for charge retention. OptiMate makes no assumptions! For easy use on batteries remaining on the
vehicle, OptiMate comes complete with a small quick-connect cord-set comprising
eyelets, short 2-core cable & small push-connector allowing easy connection
to the OptiMate without having to remove parts of the vehicle to access the
battery every time. The battery clamp set can equally easily be connected to
the push-connector for bench charging. Additional cord-sets are available for
use with several vehicles plus a range of useful accessories.
With all this electronic wizardry, the
unique OptiMate Automatic is presented in a compact and good-looking housing,
affordably below £40 including tax. It
is the final answer for truly dependable short to long-term battery
maintenance, and can be left connected safely for months. In many countries worldwide, OptiMate is
approved and/or distributed by major OE manufacturers - clear evidence of this
product's qualities. Over a million
OptiMate users worldwide agree.