Honda Optimate 3+ Desulfating Battery Charger, Maintainer, Tester

© Brooke Clarke 2013

Honda Optimate 3+
          Desulfating Battery Charger, Maintainer, Tester

Background
What's in the box
Operation
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Background

I have a number of 7 AH Gel Cell batteries that mostly sit to the point that they get sulphated and no longer will take a charge.  While studying DC permanent magnet Motors I've watched a number of YouTube videos of the "Bedini Motor" which is not really a motor but rather a battery charger desulfater.  After looking into circuits for pure desulfaters it turns out that they are not a complete product like this one that does way more than just desulfate or charge.

Note this device will not work if the battery terminal voltage is below 2 Volts, in the case of the battery shown at the top of this page it started out at 3 Volts and the orange light at the bottom means it's desulfating.  The manual says that might go on for a number of hours (started at 1:15).

The Optimate 3+ is made by Techmate, this one was re-branded by Honda (purchased from Motorsports of Ukiah a Honda dealer).

What's In The Box

Honda Optimate 3+ Desulfating Battery Charger,
                  Maintainer, Tester Honda Optimate 3+ Desulfating Battery Charger,
                  Maintainer, Tester

Includes a cable with alligator clips for direct battery charging
and a cable you can attach to a vehicle and leave attached
to make it easy to maintain it's battery.

Operation

Although there are many status LEDs that are no user controls.  It's plug and play.

Fig 1 After connecting battery orange/red LED shows
1:15pm start desulfating
3:35pm now Yellow LED flashing = Verifying (may intermix with charge)
after running overnight the yellow LED is still flashing.
Disconnected battery, voltage now 9.5.
Connected another battery starting voltage 4.5 V.
Started out on orange/red LED some time later switched to blinking yellow.
Honda
                  Optimate 3+ Desulfating Battery Charger, Maintainer,
                  Tester
The third battery ended up charged
green LED at right is on as well as
the green power LED on the left.
Honda
                  Optimate 3+ Desulfating Battery Charger, Maintainer,
                  Tester



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