Assistance needed for best battery charger brand name for electrolysis

[VMI91]

Greetings. I am just getting started treating iron relics with electrolysis, and I am having difficulty locating a battery charger that will work effectively. From earlier posts, I have read that modern car battery chargers can tell if it is not being used to charge a battery and will shut down. I am hoping that you all could provide me with the brands, makes, and voltage you have had success with so that I can locate one online. Thanks for your help.

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

First off, any voltage will work. but, the most common is 12V. The lower the voltage, the slower the process. On chargers, what you want is an older analog charger. The newer "smart" chargers will work, but you need a battery connected to them while using them for electrolytic cleaning. If you're only using a small container, you can use a wall-wart, also....anything from 3-12v will work. As for brands, I have an old "Century" brand model #87105 that works fine in that role.....no battery needed.
In effect, a charger is just a large wall wart, with some additional control circuits. But, the extra circuitry to do the auto controls is what makes the newer ones require a buffer battery in the circuit when using them for electrolysis.
Jim

 

[VMI91]

First off, any voltage will work. but, the most common is 12V. The lower the voltage, the slower the process. On chargers, what you want is an older analog charger. The newer "smart" chargers will work, but you need a battery connected to them while using them for electrolytic cleaning. If you're only using a small container, you can use a wall-wart, also....anything from 3-12v will work. As for brands, I have an old "Century" brand model #87105 that works fine in that role.....no battery needed.
In effect, a charger is just a large wall wart, with some additional control circuits. But, the extra circuitry to do the auto controls is what makes the newer ones require a buffer battery in the circuit when using them for electrolysis.
Jim

Thanks Jim. That was very helpful.