International Dealer News IDN 153 February/March 2020 | Page 55

PRO GuIDe SHIDO dual battery chargers Shido DC 4.0 Transmission and battery product specialist DC AFAM (Nazareth, Belgium) has completed the development of two new feature-rich IP 65 waterproof chargers with after- charge battery health check function. Product Manager Kjell Roels told IDN: "SHIDO dual battery chargers are unique charger tools – AFAM used all its 40+ years of motorcycle knowledge to develop new charging algorithms for both Lithium LiFePO4 and lead-acid batteries. "The chargers feature a manual selection between Lithium LiFePO4 and lead-acid batteries, a battery recovery function for deeply discharged batteries, a maintaining mode with voltage checks every four hours and a battery health check." The range consists of the SHIDO DC 1.0, which offers 1 Ah of output, weighs just 0.4 kg and is suited for all battery types, and the 0.6 kg SHIDO DC 4.0 top-of- the-range charger, with extra features including a 6 volt option, selection between 1 Ah and 4 Ah of output, specific AGM mode for sealed batteries and a digital screen with live voltage measurement. The charger can be used for motorcycle, power sports and car applications. The versatile DC 1.0 offers 8- step charging for lead-acid batteries - detection, pulse, recovery, bulk charge, declining current, absorption, battery check and floating. Kjell points out that fewer steps are required for lithium batteries, "as you cannot use the Pulse step on a lithium battery, as the higher voltages can damage the lithium battery, certainly when pulses go above 15.2V. Also, the floating mode (constant small current) in lead- acid mode is replaced by the monitoring mode, here the charger will perform the 4h interval checks." "Users are not always sure which battery charger to use with their lithium batteries," said Kjell. "We have taken this uncertainty away and can now recommend a suitable charger with confidence. SHIDO dual battery chargers complete our wide range of lead-acid (NITRO) and lithium (SHIDO) battery products." DC AFAM Nazareth, BELGIUM Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.afam.com www.shido-batteries.com Shido DC 1.0 IDN - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 55