Yeah I have 3 of the NOCO's, I got the G3500 ( 3.5A ) and the G15000 ( 15A ) and the G26000 ( 26A ),
I ment top off with a charge lol. I know my alternator isnt going to be able to bring it up to its max volts.
NOCO are better, With the NOCO Chargers they can charge every type of Battery and they can be used to Start a Vehicle as well.
The Noco's some how seem to adjust their output depending on the the ambient temp, I noticed differant voltage levels depending if I was using it out side in the cold or indoors at room temperature.
Indeed the GEN5X1 I have mentioned temperature compensation although I don't recall them saying what the compensation is and I have not personally measured it to figure it out. Even if it's not ideal any temperature compensation is I think preferred to none.
Yeah Dave, The hotter the ambient temp the lower the voltage they put out, have a look at this chart, I measured the outputs of the Noco and it comes pretty close to what it says here,
Interesting that the compensation isn't linear so I just did some formatting. Also did °F to °C for reference.
The difference is how much current each can deliver during bulk, 5 amps verses 10 amps. If you're using it to condition and top-up that won't matter too much since the alternator is doing most of the bulk charge. During absorption and float they'll be doing about the same thing. But unless there's a budget or size restriction get the larger one. If you do end up needing to do a full charge the 10 will take half as long to bulk. In fact with a group 27 you could go even larger but Noco's next up is a 25A Pro that's $500.
