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Save A Battery - Frequently Asked Questions

What makes your Battery Charger better?

SaveABattery is better for a variety of reasons. First, its a small but powerful charger, stonger than most small transportable units. Second, it maintains and rejuvenates a battery... the longer it’s connected the better the battery gets. It also has a Load Tester built-in that can be used to test the battery and also cycle a weak battery back to life. Third, it has built-in diagnostic capabilites which show where the problems are. Lastly, it can also be used as a Voltmeter so that tests on all 12 volt electrical components can be preformed.

Why are your cables different?

Since there are so many different ways a battery charger can be used, we designed versatility into our units. Our Gold Modular Cable System allows the chargers to be mounted on walls and cabled long distances. The gold contacts improve reliability and work better in harsh environments. We offer three different types on battery connections, cigarette lighter, battery terminal and battery clip-on. The bright yellow cable color is to aids in seeing the cable on the ground so that accidental unplugs don’t happen. Our unique cable end mounting loops make it easy to tie down the cables in place for perfect placement.

How do you mount the chargers?

They can be mounted on a wall, placed on the ground or mounted in the vehical and cabled. The unique mounting bracket is easy to install and allows the charger to be removed and used remotely.

How does the maintainer work?

Our microprocessor controlled circuitry is smart. It knows what to do and adjusts the charger to do the right thing. When the charger is plugged in it immediately goes out and looks at the battery. If it finds a problem the charger will report back immediately. It won’t turn on, it won’t short circuit, it won’t hurt the battery... all it will do is show the fault on the control panel. When it sees a potentially good battery it will then go into charge mode. As the battery is charged it switches modes until it finally goes into maintenance mode. Here it will stay, checking, monitoring, rejuvenating, and waiting until it is disconnected. The longer the charger is on the longer the battery will live.

Can I really save my battery?

If the battery has not been left in a discharged state for long periods of time, the answer is yes. Here is what makes us different, after the battery is connected to a charger the sulfinated plates can actually confuse the charger into believing that the battery is charged when it really isn’t. When you try and use the battery it simply doesn’t have the strength to work properly. Our approach to bringing a battery back to life is by using our unique Load Test circuit and actually cycling the battery between the fully charged state and a discharged state. The internal low voltage alarm monitor aids in this recovery. The process is simple, charge the battery, then turn the charger off and turn on the Load... wait for the alarm monitor to sound and repeat the process. Most good batteries of average size will last days before the alarm sounds... but a weak battery will sound in minutes or hours. The cycling between the two states with the pulse circuity built into our charges will rejuvenate most batteries after 5 or 6 cycles.

Can I use the charger without plugging it into the wall?

Another unique feature of the Charger/Tester and Tester model is the ability to monitor any battery for low voltage without actually having to plug it in the AC outlet. By simply connecting the unit to the battery the low voltage alarm will sound when the battery needs to be recharged. Connecting these units will never result in damage to the battery because the alarm will notify of the low voltage condition well in advance of possible disaster occuring.

How do batteries work?

See this article for a detailed explaination