Battery Chargers

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by cadmanDOM910

I know this is an older thread but it suits my question perfectly so I figured I would use it...

I am currently in the process of designing a battery cart for my team. One of my mentors suggested I look into a battery charger that could charge multiple batteries at once. Unfortunately I know nothing about electrical, so if someone could post some links to good chargers that could charge 9 to 12 batteries at once, it would be greatly appreciated.

The insurmountable problem with charging multiple batteries at once is that each battery has slightly different needs at the moment, and using a single power source for charging fails to meet optimally the needs of any of those batteries.

In other words, each battery does best when connected to its own charger.

There ARE chargers that have several independent charging circuits (which I think is what you are seeking), I have seen them, just note that these tend to be quite costly. This one has 3 banks for $170, a 6-bank is $650+ (but at more than 6A, can't use it at competition), and for that money you can buy a lot of individual chargers like the one Billfred suggests above.