I've been pointed in the direction of CTEK for trickle charging, but anyone know of a fast charger that can give enough charge to start the ignition from flat, within say an hour?

Ideally not a jump starter or trickle charger.

 

You'll need a charger with something like 15-20 amps or so. If your battery is regularly going flat, count on buying replacements of those at frequent intervals.

 

Hi Apachegogo.
As a standard charger and float charger, I use two different models, both made by Schumacher. CTEK is overpriced for my needs.

For charging manually, I have model SE 1052. It will rapid charge @ 10 amps (about an hour depending on the state of your battery). It also has 50 amp engine start and 2 amp trickle features but I've yet to use the engine start on my Jag and wouldn't use the trickle charger.

For winter storage I use a float charger, not a trickle charger. Specifically the Schumacher SEM-1562A 1.5 Amp Automotive Battery Maintainer and Charge.

 

Thanks Sean for pointing me in the right direction, Schumacher Speed Chargers look good and popular.

 

Try this
Powertech 12V 40A 4-Stage Wall Mount 240V Battery Charger - Jaycar Electronics

40A, Bulk, Float and PSU modes

Cheers
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