Griot's Garage 92217 Battery Manager IV
From Griot's Garage
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Product Description
Whether you have a modern car with sophisticated electronics that constantly drain the battery, or you're storing any type of vehicle for extended periods of time, you'll want the Battery Manager IV. The advanced, microprocessor controlled, quadphase charging process ensures you don't have to worry about a thing. It even has an automatic 'desulphation mode' that sends an electrical pulse to help revive sulphated batteries that are dying. Performs its magic on any 12 volt or 6 volt battery, including standard lead-acid and AGM batteries used in motorcycles and boats. There are three ways you can connect the manager to your battery, all included: simple alligator clips, permanent rings, or cigarette lighter adapter, all with a quick disconnect plug. We also include an adaptor for use with the previous barrel-plug style connector so you can upgrade without having to change your current setup if you already own one of the battery managers. This is not the typical 'trickle charger' you've seen elsewhere. For safety, a built in electrical detector prevents sparking and the error light glows if the polarity is crossed. This device is designed with modern integrated circuitry to keep batteries at full charge without overcharging or boiling out battery fluids.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #107887 in Automotive
- Brand: Griot's Garage
- Model: 92217
Features
- Works on both 6 volt and 12 volt batteries
- Great for monitoring and maintaining the battery on a vehicle in storage
- Includes three different connection options with quick disconnect leads
- Compatible with standard lead-acid batteries as well as AGM batteries
- Quad-phase charging process
Most helpful customer reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.I bought the Battery Manager IV over a year ago, because my car often sits for extended periods of time without being driven. And I got tired of the battery dying, needing to get a jump or push-start the car, and other such inconveniences. And I can tell ya that ever since I purchased and have been using the Battery Manager IV, these frustrations have been a thing of the past.It actively takes the battery up to 14.4V to fully charge it, then enters the float mode to maintain the battery's full charge at 13.5V (as opposed to cheaper units that keep driving 14.4V into a battery during long term float, actually damaging its life).Also of note is that it'll charge a battery connected to the car, a solo/disconnected battery, and even a dual-battery setup, as I have in one of my vehicles.One thing I did find out about this unit, however, is that the battery must already have and be able to maintain a minimum charge for the Battery Manager IV to work. Ie, this unit will NOT be able to charge a completely dead/drained battery. That battery will have to be charged for a bit (or, after a jump, drive around for a while for the alternator to charge the battery some), THEN the unit will take over, recharging the battery to its full capacity.All in all, this unit does exactly what it claims to do, and it does it well. I am very happy with the purchase, and wouldn't hesitate to purchase a second unit for my other vehicle. The only reason I didn't though was I decided to go with Griot's 3-In-1 Battery Charger/Maintainer/Tester (Part #77495) so at least one of my units can charge a fully discharged battery, AND test it too!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.We liked the first Battery Manager so well, we bought another one! One of our vehicles sits for long periods of time without being driven, and we have found that this works like a champ to keep the battery topped off. The second one lives at the beach house, to keep the vehicle there charged up when we aren't around.
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