Recent content by Keith4wils

  1. K

    Battery woes

    Thanks again for the guidance. Back onto the market to get another charger, this time I will proceed with greater caution!
  2. K

    Battery woes

    Thanks for your help with this. You are correct about the polarity of the charger, puttting a meter on it shows blue blue positive and red(brown) as negative. I should have checked but it is easy to be wise after the event- hey ho! Discharged battery voltages are 11.6 on one and 12.3 on the...
  3. K

    Battery woes

    Thanks for the reply, I didn’t check polarity. I assumed that colour of insulation on wires told me all I needed to know. Yes, I now see that I should have checked. I really wanted to know if any charger of correct voltage etc. should work before spending more cash. You have answered that for...
  4. K

    Battery woes

    I have been running a Sunstar S03 conversion on my wife’s recumbent trike for four years, which she really likes as it allows us to ride together. We have two 16Ah batteries to give decent range and have been touring in the Netherlands. However, the battery charger has now failed. Unfortunately...