Marion you take whatever time you need to get to whatever point you're gonna make. We're not lookin for a talking instruction manual, we're here to hang out with Marion Blair, buddy... Thanks for the videos brother
I really liked watching your review of the Genius 10. Thank you so much for sharing your unboxing and experience with us. I am going to purchase one based on the information you shared.
Mr. Blair - thanks so much for all the info and research you always share! We noticed in one of your videos that your Ram batteries have a carhart looking covering around them and are hoping you could share with us what they are and where you purchased from? Much appreciated 🙏 Michella & Derek Payne
According to NOCO, if you want to run a repair cycle, you are supposed to disconnect the battery from the vehicle and run it on the battery by itself. The unit does not detect an AGM battery by itself. It is up to you to determine if the battery is an AGM and you must select it on the face of the NOCO Genius.
I just sent Noco a defective G3500. They seem great so far. No charge. Just paid for the shipping to them. Hey man . Your review is great. Not wasting my time buddy.
@@teamdada2194 That whole Noco defective G3500 was handled 2 years ago in a seamless way. No cost tp me. And they upgraded me to the nearest current model. I have 2 of them now. It has worked continuously and without failing for a bit under 2 full years. I am happy with the way NOCO handled this 2 years ago. I have save 3 out of 5 so called diagnosed dead batteries.
@@teamdada2194 My original post was my curiosity to know what to expect from Noco. And I agree. Car battery chargers don't generally fail. Not any I've had.
Fixing to buy one of these...I been using their jump starters for years. Never had an issue getting a vehicle started. Just to add.. They make an adapter for engine block heaters..I'm getting that was well.....
There is one fine I would like to know about this charger. You could take a really discharge battery and an old style charger from the 60s or 70s and charge it. You can take one a day smart chargers and if the battery is below a certain charge. It will kick out and not even bring the battery up. Will this charger bring up a really low battery say that is down to six or 7 V. And can take my dad‘s old charger from the early 60s and bring up a battery that is down to three or 4 V if the battery is any good to begin with.
It says it will charge from 1 volt up. I haven't verified down however but that's what the documentation says. I agree with you on the old Chargers, I had one also you had to use a little more common sense as to when to take it off but it was really dependable
Thank you for this video. I've got an Autolite Sta-Ful reproduction battery from 2014 this has an Axion Power Turbo Boost stamp on the bottom. I think the battery is an AGM battery (but I'm not 100% sure). In the Genius 10 manual, there's a caution about using repair mode and it says to only use repair mode with lead-acid batteries. Is an AGM battery considered a lead-acid battery? I haven't found a definitive answer if I can actually repair an AGM battery using this charger. It seems like half the people commenting say NO while the other half says YES.
I know this may be a super late answer for you, but yes, an AGM battery is a lead acid battery. Even though it is constructed differently, an AGM battery still operates on almost all of the same principles as a conventional lead acid battery.
Hi there, great video!!! Could you please tell me the name of the device you had to purchase separately to plug into your truck? Is this device by NOCO an SAE to SAE please? Many thanks in advance for your help 🙏🏻 take care!
How has that I-Dash been treating you? I have an Edge, but thinking of upgrading. NOCO is a very good brand. We use them on out fleet vehicles. Like everything else, you'll get a dud once in a while...
Edge has been good. I did a review on edge vs I dash. I ike them both for different reasons. The I dash is best for data logging but the Edge is eye candy and built stronger.
I've got the 7200 as well and have had great luck with it. Love the repair mode. I'd like to try their genius boost line as well.. Jesus Marion i just spit tea out of my nose when you made the strap on comment LOL
Yes, you can get an adapter from the Noco to a standard 2 prong automotive type connector. I bought several from various places. Summit racing has them and also probably Amazon.
@@Fee.1 No it failed under warranty and they gave me a choice to go with the genius 10 however I wish I would have went with a new 7200, it has more features.
Thanks for the review Marion. I have a question, possibly a stupid one but....Can that thing be used on the side of the road to jump start my car or that it have to be connected to a power source when used?
@@MarionBlair ok thanks Marion. I like the idea of a charger like that...but I like also to have a jump starter to keep in my old Mx5....maybe I should look at something that do both!
@@romualdkieffer9176 Yea, would be nice. I haven't seen a combination battery maintainer/ Booster but I'm sure someone has them. The jump starter for the RAM will need to have a bunch of mojo for a diesel.
@@MarionBlair Thank you! This info may be usefull to some: I just found out that the charger will vary its voltage and amperage during the charge cycle depending on what stage of the cycle the charger is in. Yet during the bulk portion of the charge cycle, the charger reach its maximum current (10 Amps). So for my smaller size battery I probably would be better off with the 5 Amps Genuis5. It should be less taxing on the battery. T
Hey Marion, good video on the charger. Now you got me thinking that I should do the same. My truck can easily sit for 2-3 weeks at a time when we're not traveling. Hey how about an update on those tires? I got 25k on my oem no traction Firestones. I think I can get on more cross country trip out of them. I'm leaning towards Michelins or Coopers for my next set.
Saw your first NOCO video and I got the 3500 model. On my truck it will either never ger to fully charged or go into a fault. Got new btteries recently and no change. The kicked is it works fine on other "single battery" vehicles. Any thoughts? Thanks.
It was probably because the G3500 is too small for the batteries you were trying to recharge. Because it can only charge at up to 3.5 amps and it uses timer logic, it might have thought that something was wrong with the batteries even though they may be fine, and it was just the case of taking too long to charge at the relatively low amperage that it hits the time limit on a charge cycle. That is why in the user guides NOCO specifies a maximum battery capacity for each of their chargers.
Good video thankyou. Could you give me more info on the type of adapter you connected to it for your battery please? I have ordered this charger and thought it came with the various adapters you might need but it seems not. I have a motorcycle and it looks like the battery connector lead is similar to yours but I don’t know what it called. Many thanks in anticipation of your reply.
It comes with the alligator clamps but if you hook up like I have mine though the wheel well you need one of these. www.ecstuning.com/b-noco-parts/x-connect-sae-adapter/gc009~noc/?gclid=CjwKCAjwquWVBhBrEiwAt1Kmwv9LOHd6Vtl9VdbZqhjsoG0GEGQ9SYcSk2znG4-gGCFMs5n_FgmUwhoCvhwQAvD_BwE
I have a question if you would be willing to answer. It would help other NOCO warranty customers. My G3500 failed. It will be delivered to them on June 30th. Based on your experience, how long do they take to ship out the repaired or replaced unit? I do agree with your comments. These are very good little units. And NOCO responds quickly to warranty support email and chat. I ask about the turnaround time because I may just buy another one. A Noco 10 like you got.
@@teamdada2194It was tmy older G3500 that failed. The Genius 5 and 10 has never failed. The output DC charge voltage was too low on the g3500. An online tech support person verified it with me. The new models not only keep the voltage correct but have a thermal stability circuit. I have a Genius 10 and the smaller Genius 5. Both are rugged and have proven stable over a great many hours in blazing hot Arkansas weather and cold icy Winters. Both units, used in the simple trickle charge mode are proving very useful.
Hello Marion, Do I need to do anything special when charging the battery pack the first time, a specific settting on the pack I need to select? If my car battery is a 12 volt battery for a Malibu is there anything special, or do I just select charging for a 12 volt battery? Thank you.
Just the 12 volt setting unless it's a AGM then set it to 12 v AGM. The charger usually detects this automatically but if it's AGM it'll state that on the battery. If it's got caps to add water it's a regular 12 v. AGM's are sealed.
Thank you for the video I just bought this and still trying to figure out how it works since my Porsche battery died from Covid. I grew up in Lafayette LA nuttin better than Cajun food. Not that strap on LMAO. Sub
Just bought Genius 10 from Amazon and left it on my truck batt overnight and in the morning battery was hot and bubbling out acid from vent. Thing never shut off, going to send back
Float, it won't overcharge. I like it. It's built like a brick and actually dropped it on the concrete with no damage. Noco has had some questionable reliability issues. My G7200 failed at 2 years but it had a 5 year warranty and the offered me this one or another G7200 which is discontinue. Customer service is outstanding however.
@@MarionBlair Thanks, received mine yesterday. I'm learning it, connected to my car's Optima Red Top and within hours the battery got very warm. The Voltage went too high. Disconnected it and let it rest for some time. Reconnected and it seems to be working fine for now, I'm checking the Voltage and the Amps feed to the battery constantly. The Green charging light stays solid during the float intervals and blinks during the activation with 0.3 to 0.4 Amps. Will update! Stay Well, Godspeed
@@ElRazTheGreat1 Thanks, make sure it's on AGM if those are AGM batteries. Mine didn't automatically do that the first time I connect it to my truck. But if always goes to AMG now. I have AGM batteries.
@@MarionBlair Charger remembers the last selected battery selection even if you unplug and replug it. All Optima (in my case) batteries are AGM. However I have 24 Volts (20 Trojan L-16 batteries) for my solar system. Stay Well,
The one thing I don’t like is the loss of ability to manually trigger cold charging modes. Automatically doing it via a Temp sensor leaves many situations not accounted for
Marion, Ever had a Battery Tender? Seems the 7200 failed waaay too early. I like to buy quality once, versus cheap 4 times. Not saying this charger is cheap. Just wondering if there’s something even better quality, like a commercial use version
I’m not a fan of blister buttons, they always fail, either the button itself or the layer over the button cracks. Much prefer knobs or real waterproof sealed buttons.
I had the battery tenders burn out. NOCO makes Marine/ industrial grade stuff which would probably suit you better. I like the NOCO much better than the Schumacher. Just my personal opinion.
itruck2009 Also are you aware of any Cons to AGM Batteries like Optima? I like the concept and owned a few. But lately I’ve been buying OEM batteries. Just purchased a OEM Toyota battery with refillable caps. Why? I’m convinced thus far there’s a reason they haven’t gone to AGM or at least offer a OEM better battery. I’ve learned, seen and experienced that very, very few products beat OEM quality. If you trust an OEM manufacturer to build a reliable engine like Cummins I don’t think they would cheap out on the quality of Filters & Fluids. It would be much more beneficial and profitable to cheap out on engineering and engine parts. Why build a well engineered quality built engine just to put and manufacture cheap factory OEM oils & filters..
If you leave the charger on full time ,may want to use a AC surge supressor ive had equipment destroyed from power surges now i use surge suppressor all my electronics to protect them
NOCOs and Optima chargers fail way too early. Both cost premium prices. My NOCO 3500 failed at 2 months passed warranty. From now on it's Harbor Freight for me.
Bummer. I'm not pushing them. Mine failed also. They reduced the warranty from 5 to 3 years which may be an indication of the issues they've had. But I'll see how this one does.
Thanks for the information about the failure rate, that's just another big negative against their products. I bought the genius 5 and because of the ability to recharge a battery below 1V and the repair feature, but it sounds like i shouldn't use it too often as it may not have the durability.
Good looking charger, Marion!... I may go get 1 of these! ... I have to go downlode new software for the Laramie Longhorn 1-ton, Turbo Diesel.. Guess it has to be... Wish it was easier!
I just hacked the proprietary bs connector off the 5a one i just bought, and spliced an sae plug. Wish I hadn't, because I'm not impressed with lithium mode and would have returned it had I not done that. It starts flashing and the end of the charge and putting out 19V pulses which is WAY too high for charging lithium. I sent them a message on their website to see wtf that is all about. It also gets almost too hot to touch when charging. Maybe that's why warranty is two years shorter. If the case is that warm, it's gotta be even toastier inside. I won't leave this thing charging unattended
Silver Calcium alloy batteries are a type of lead-acid battery with grids made from lead-calcium-silver alloy, instead of the traditional lead-antimony alloy or newer lead-calcium alloy. They stand out for its resistance to corrosion and the destructive effects of high
@@MarionBlair Never heard of them before. So which button on the NOCO Genius 10 do you use to charge them? Standard flooded 12-volt button or 12- volt AGM button?
Thanks for the review :) Personally I'd say 'bad call'. All comparisons with WET Ca-Ca prove that Genius 10 is total crap compared to G7200 in terms of restoring gravity. Side features are great though. E.g. supply mode 10A compared to 5A on the precedessor. Yet still, when it comes down to charging in the repair mode, Genius 10 is a huuuuuge disappointment. In the past months, after the initial reviews, G7200 was selling out like crazy, as nobody who saw the review, wanted the Genius 10 and some G7200 owners wanted a second one for the future. So, given the choice you had, I'd take G7200 without a doubt. Better gravity restoring, 24V mode handy on some yachts (more like emergency, but that's the point) and even trucks (again, just in emergency situations). I'd only get 10 for the better power supply :D
How did a battery charger crap out on you? Ive had the same battery charger for 30 yrs. You like china stuff dont you bubs? They returned it no wuestions asked hahahahah
Another knot head review, a review is testing and the results of your test on dead batteries. Reveiw means you actually tested the product over time and can state the outcome of your findings as a review. Not here it is this is what it looks like and how it is SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION. These put this crap out there to hear themselves talk and possibly get advertisement money. Its internet gb , and energy waste.
Marion you take whatever time you need to get to whatever point you're gonna make. We're not lookin for a talking instruction manual, we're here to hang out with Marion Blair, buddy... Thanks for the videos brother
I really liked watching your review of the Genius 10. Thank you so much for sharing your unboxing and experience with us. I am going to purchase one based on the information you shared.
Great review. Thank you for investing your time to help the one’s looking to get the same items.
No problem 👍
Thank you Marion!
And stay safe 🙏
Mr. Blair - thanks so much for all the info and research you always share! We noticed in one of your videos that your Ram batteries have a carhart looking covering around them and are hoping you could share with us what they are and where you purchased from? Much appreciated 🙏
Michella & Derek Payne
Stay safe down there. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for that film, i've got my own noco geniu 10
According to NOCO, if you want to run a repair cycle, you are supposed to disconnect the battery from the vehicle and run it on the battery by itself. The unit does not detect an AGM battery by itself. It is up to you to determine if the battery is an AGM and you must select it on the face of the NOCO Genius.
Thanks, that's the safe thing to do.
Thanks very much!Marion! Good idea!!!
I just sent Noco a defective G3500. They seem great so far. No charge. Just paid for the shipping to them. Hey man . Your review is great. Not wasting my time buddy.
Thanks for the info
Warning. If a company offers a great warranty and has their customers saying everything was easy to return, beware.
@@teamdada2194 That whole Noco defective G3500 was handled 2 years ago in a seamless way. No cost tp me. And they upgraded me to the nearest current model. I have 2 of them now. It has worked continuously and without failing for a bit under 2 full years. I am happy with the way NOCO handled this 2 years ago. I have save 3 out of 5 so called diagnosed dead batteries.
@@charlesmcgehee3227 10-4 thanks. I just never heard kf a battery charger going bad and you’re not the first in the comment section to have issues.
@@teamdada2194 My original post was my curiosity to know what to expect from Noco. And I agree. Car battery chargers don't generally fail. Not any I've had.
Fixing to buy one of these...I been using their jump starters for years. Never had an issue getting a vehicle started.
Just to add.. They make an adapter for engine block heaters..I'm getting that was well.....
There is one fine I would like to know about this charger. You could take a really discharge battery and an old style charger from the 60s or 70s and charge it. You can take one a day smart chargers and if the battery is below a certain charge. It will kick out and not even bring the battery up. Will this charger bring up a really low battery say that is down to six or 7 V. And can take my dad‘s old charger from the early 60s and bring up a battery that is down to three or 4 V if the battery is any good to begin with.
It says it will charge from 1 volt up. I haven't verified down however but that's what the documentation says. I agree with you on the old Chargers, I had one also you had to use a little more common sense as to when to take it off but it was really dependable
Thank you for this video. I've got an Autolite Sta-Ful reproduction battery from 2014 this has an Axion Power Turbo Boost stamp on the bottom. I think the battery is an AGM battery (but I'm not 100% sure).
In the Genius 10 manual, there's a caution about using repair mode and it says to only use repair mode with lead-acid batteries.
Is an AGM battery considered a lead-acid battery? I haven't found a definitive answer if I can actually repair an AGM battery using this charger. It seems like half the people commenting say NO while the other half says YES.
I know this may be a super late answer for you, but yes, an AGM battery is a lead acid battery. Even though it is constructed differently, an AGM battery still operates on almost all of the same principles as a conventional lead acid battery.
@@b0bsaget007 Thanks so much. I appreciate the reply.
Hi there, great video!!! Could you please tell me the name of the device you had to purchase separately to plug into your truck? Is this device by NOCO an SAE to SAE please? Many thanks in advance for your help 🙏🏻 take care!
How has that I-Dash been treating you? I have an Edge, but thinking of upgrading.
NOCO is a very good brand. We use them on out fleet vehicles. Like everything else, you'll get a dud once in a while...
Edge has been good. I did a review on edge vs I dash. I ike them both for different reasons. The I dash is best for data logging but the Edge is eye candy and built stronger.
“ well, it’s a strap on …. No not that kind “ 😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾
I've got the 7200 as well and have had great luck with it. Love the repair mode. I'd like to try their genius boost line as well.. Jesus Marion i just spit tea out of my nose when you made the strap on comment LOL
Yeah thanks the 7200 was a very good charger I think it's just a fluke that something went out on it
@@MarionBlair is there a way to use industry standard quick connect with noco
Yes, you can get an adapter from the Noco to a standard 2 prong automotive type connector. I bought several from various places. Summit racing has them and also probably Amazon.
@@MarionBlair still using the 7200?
@@Fee.1 No it failed under warranty and they gave me a choice to go with the genius 10 however I wish I would have went with a new 7200, it has more features.
Thanks for the review Marion. I have a question, possibly a stupid one but....Can that thing be used on the side of the road to jump start my car or that it have to be connected to a power source when used?
No, it's not a jump starter, NOCO has them as well as other brands but this is just a small 10 amp max charger.
@@MarionBlair ok thanks Marion. I like the idea of a charger like that...but I like also to have a jump starter to keep in my old Mx5....maybe I should look at something that do both!
@@romualdkieffer9176 Yea, would be nice. I haven't seen a combination battery maintainer/ Booster but I'm sure someone has them. The jump starter for the RAM will need to have a bunch of mojo for a diesel.
Great review! Will the Noco Genuis10 adjust the charge amperage automatically according to the charged battery characteristics?
Yes it will
@@MarionBlair Thank you!
This info may be usefull to some: I just found out that the charger will vary its voltage and amperage during the charge cycle depending on what stage of the cycle the charger is in. Yet during the bulk portion of the charge cycle, the charger reach its maximum current (10 Amps).
So for my smaller size battery I probably would be better off with the 5 Amps Genuis5. It should be less taxing on the battery.
T
Hey Marion, good video on the charger. Now you got me thinking that I should do the same. My truck can easily sit for 2-3 weeks at a time when we're not traveling. Hey how about an update on those tires? I got 25k on my oem no traction Firestones. I think I can get on more cross country trip out of them. I'm leaning towards Michelins or Coopers for my next set.
Yea, I didn't get 30K out of the Firestones. Love the Defenders. I'm about due for a rotation I'm sure, I'll do another review soon.
@@MarionBlair thanks for the follow up. BTW, I'm a firm believer in rotating tires I try to do mine every 5k.
Saw your first NOCO video and I got the 3500 model. On my truck it will either never ger to fully charged or go into a fault. Got new btteries recently and no change. The kicked is it works fine on other "single battery" vehicles. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I guess you couldn't have a low battery. You might want to get them load tested
It was probably because the G3500 is too small for the batteries you were trying to recharge. Because it can only charge at up to 3.5 amps and it uses timer logic, it might have thought that something was wrong with the batteries even though they may be fine, and it was just the case of taking too long to charge at the relatively low amperage that it hits the time limit on a charge cycle. That is why in the user guides NOCO specifies a maximum battery capacity for each of their chargers.
Good video thankyou. Could you give me more info on the type of adapter you connected to it for your battery please? I have ordered this charger and thought it came with the various adapters you might need but it seems not. I have a motorcycle and it looks like the battery connector lead is similar to yours but I don’t know what it called. Many thanks in anticipation of your reply.
It comes with the alligator clamps but if you hook up like I have mine though the wheel well you need one of these. www.ecstuning.com/b-noco-parts/x-connect-sae-adapter/gc009~noc/?gclid=CjwKCAjwquWVBhBrEiwAt1Kmwv9LOHd6Vtl9VdbZqhjsoG0GEGQ9SYcSk2znG4-gGCFMs5n_FgmUwhoCvhwQAvD_BwE
I have a question if you would be willing to answer. It would help other NOCO warranty customers. My G3500 failed. It will be delivered to them on June 30th. Based on your experience, how long do they take to ship out the repaired or replaced unit? I do agree with your comments. These are very good little units. And NOCO responds quickly to warranty support email and chat. I ask about the turnaround time because I may just buy another one. A Noco 10 like you got.
It seems like it took about a month total turn around.
So you’re saying yours broke? How did it break?
@@teamdada2194It was tmy older G3500 that failed. The Genius 5 and 10 has never failed. The output DC charge voltage was too low on the g3500. An online tech support person verified it with me. The new models not only keep the voltage correct but have a thermal stability circuit. I have a Genius 10 and the smaller Genius 5. Both are rugged and have proven stable over a great many hours in blazing hot Arkansas weather and cold icy Winters. Both units, used in the simple trickle charge mode are proving very useful.
Hello Marion, Do I need to do anything special when charging the battery pack the first time, a specific settting on the pack I need to select? If my car battery is a 12 volt battery for a Malibu is there anything special, or do I just select charging for a 12 volt battery? Thank you.
Just the 12 volt setting unless it's a AGM then set it to 12 v AGM. The charger usually detects this automatically but if it's AGM it'll state that on the battery. If it's got caps to add water it's a regular 12 v. AGM's are sealed.
@@MarionBlair ok thank you☺☺☺☺
Stupid question; when trickle charging, does that noco have to he plugged into the wall socket?
Yes
Thank you for the video I just bought this and still trying to figure out how it works since my Porsche battery died from Covid. I grew up in Lafayette LA nuttin better than Cajun food. Not that strap on LMAO. Sub
What’s mf and efb lead acid? ? I wonder if their warranty only sends out 10’s even for people with pricier units.
No they offered me one like the old one which I think was a better unit than this one. Hindsight.
Just bought Genius 10 from Amazon and left it on my truck batt overnight and in the morning battery was hot and bubbling out acid from vent. Thing never shut off, going to send back
Sorry to hear that. That's not good.
🛑 Hi, thanks for the information. How long does it take to maintain the battery in an hour ??? And can he repair a 4-year-old battery ?? ⛔
Depends on the condition of the battery and how much sulfation has occurred. a fully charged battery should maintain in less than an hour.
Is it worth it
A great company!
New subscriber your honest and most importantly you may be laugh sray safe my friend
Hi, is this a trickle charger or a float charger? I saw on the box it said trickle charger? How do you rate it so far?
Regards,
Float, it won't overcharge. I like it. It's built like a brick and actually dropped it on the concrete with no damage. Noco has had some questionable reliability issues. My G7200 failed at 2 years but it had a 5 year warranty and the offered me this one or another G7200 which is discontinue. Customer service is outstanding however.
@@MarionBlair Thanks, received mine yesterday. I'm learning it, connected to my car's Optima Red Top and within hours the battery got very warm. The Voltage went too high. Disconnected it and let it rest for some time. Reconnected and it seems to be working fine for now, I'm checking the Voltage and the Amps feed to the battery constantly. The Green charging light stays solid during the float intervals and blinks during the activation with 0.3 to 0.4 Amps. Will update! Stay Well, Godspeed
@@ElRazTheGreat1 Thanks, make sure it's on AGM if those are AGM batteries. Mine didn't automatically do that the first time I connect it to my truck. But if always goes to AMG now. I have AGM batteries.
@@MarionBlair Charger remembers the last selected battery selection even if you unplug and replug it. All Optima (in my case) batteries are AGM. However I have 24 Volts (20 Trojan L-16 batteries) for my solar system. Stay Well,
The one thing I don’t like is the loss of ability to manually trigger cold charging modes. Automatically doing it via a Temp sensor leaves many situations not accounted for
What temperature will it not charge at? I live where it gets cold, and my car sits outside. Thanks!
@@Twobarpsi it always charges, but you no longer manually turn on cold weather charging mode it does it automatically. I wish you could do so manually
Marion,
Ever had a Battery Tender? Seems the 7200 failed waaay too early. I like to buy quality once, versus cheap 4 times.
Not saying this charger is cheap. Just wondering if there’s something even better quality, like a commercial use version
I’m not a fan of blister buttons, they always fail, either the button itself or the layer over the button cracks. Much prefer knobs or real waterproof sealed buttons.
I had the battery tenders burn out. NOCO makes Marine/ industrial grade stuff which would probably suit you better. I like the NOCO much better than the Schumacher. Just my personal opinion.
Battery minder is the best you can buy....it will desulfate your batteries while keeping them topped off...read the reviews. I own three.
itruck2009 Thanks, What the best, most reliable, longest lasting battery money can buy? If Lithium, what brand?
itruck2009 Also are you aware of any Cons to AGM Batteries like Optima?
I like the concept and owned a few. But lately I’ve been buying OEM batteries. Just purchased a OEM Toyota battery with refillable caps.
Why? I’m convinced thus far there’s a reason they haven’t gone to AGM or at least offer a OEM better battery.
I’ve learned, seen and experienced that very, very few products beat OEM quality.
If you trust an OEM manufacturer to build a reliable engine like Cummins I don’t think they would cheap out on the quality of Filters & Fluids. It would be much more beneficial and profitable to cheap out on engineering and engine parts. Why build a well engineered quality built engine just to put and manufacture cheap factory OEM oils & filters..
If you leave the charger on full time ,may want to use a AC surge supressor ive had equipment destroyed from power surges now i use surge suppressor all my electronics to protect them
NOCOs and Optima chargers fail way too early. Both cost premium prices. My NOCO 3500 failed at 2 months passed warranty.
From now on it's Harbor Freight for me.
Bummer. I'm not pushing them. Mine failed also. They reduced the warranty from 5 to 3 years which may be an indication of the issues they've had. But I'll see how this one does.
Thanks for the information about the failure rate, that's just another big negative against their products. I bought the genius 5 and because of the ability to recharge a battery below 1V and the repair feature, but it sounds like i shouldn't use it too often as it may not have the durability.
I have two harbor freight chargers collecting dust because they are junk. This one and a Schumacher I bought for $40 do great.
Love it 😆
Good video
Haha, "No, not that kind of strap-on."
Exactly.
LMAO
Where's it made?
It says on the back designed in USA made in Vietnam
Good looking charger, Marion!... I may go get 1 of these! ... I have to go downlode new software for the Laramie Longhorn 1-ton, Turbo Diesel.. Guess it has to be... Wish it was easier!
I just hacked the proprietary bs connector off the 5a one i just bought, and spliced an sae plug. Wish I hadn't, because I'm not impressed with lithium mode and would have returned it had I not done that. It starts flashing and the end of the charge and putting out 19V pulses which is WAY too high for charging lithium. I sent them a message on their website to see wtf that is all about. It also gets almost too hot to touch when charging. Maybe that's why warranty is two years shorter. If the case is that warm, it's gotta be even toastier inside. I won't leave this thing charging unattended
Yea, I'm losing confidence in NOCO.
You didn't show how to charge the Noco unit itself to be able to charge your car battery.
That’s only for Noco’s jumpstart line. Their chargers have an ac plug-in
You don't, it's not a starter just a battery charger.
What is a Calcium Battery?
Silver Calcium alloy batteries are a type of lead-acid battery with grids made from lead-calcium-silver alloy, instead of the traditional lead-antimony alloy or newer lead-calcium alloy. They stand out for its resistance to corrosion and the destructive effects of high
@@MarionBlair Never heard of them before. So which button on the NOCO Genius 10 do you use to charge them? Standard flooded 12-volt button or 12- volt AGM button?
@@jameskoralewski1006 The standard 12 volt. The 12 v white LED.
my take away so far.. "it comes with a strap on... not that kind of strap on"
"And comes with two screws."
"imma big boy" 😂
Oh interesting I’m in New Orleans
Thanks for the review :) Personally I'd say 'bad call'. All comparisons with WET Ca-Ca prove that Genius 10 is total crap compared to G7200 in terms of restoring gravity. Side features are great though. E.g. supply mode 10A compared to 5A on the precedessor. Yet still, when it comes down to charging in the repair mode, Genius 10 is a huuuuuge disappointment. In the past months, after the initial reviews, G7200 was selling out like crazy, as nobody who saw the review, wanted the Genius 10 and some G7200 owners wanted a second one for the future. So, given the choice you had, I'd take G7200 without a doubt. Better gravity restoring, 24V mode handy on some yachts (more like emergency, but that's the point) and even trucks (again, just in emergency situations). I'd only get 10 for the better power supply :D
What’s your ig? I’d really appreciate asking you a couple questions if possible. I can buy you a coffee or something
How did a battery charger crap out on you? Ive had the same battery charger for 30 yrs. You like china stuff dont you bubs? They returned it no wuestions asked hahahahah
Quality peice if equipment? Did they give it to you for free old man? You sellout
Another knot head review, a review is testing and the results of your test on dead batteries. Reveiw means you actually tested the product over time and can state the outcome of your findings as a review. Not here it is this is what it looks like and how it is SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION.
These put this crap out there to hear themselves talk and possibly get advertisement money.
Its internet gb , and energy waste.
Thanks for the kind words.