NOCO Genius G26000 12V/24V 26 Amp Pro-Series Battery Charger and Maintainer

Bought this device to handle a specific battery charging issue-maintain a charge in a motorhome battery set but have found it to be a Go To tool in my commercial truck repair shop. You can;t use it for industrial jump starting but it WILL charge a seriously weaken battery pretty fast. It's big claim to fame is its' ability to recover batteries that have been abused by keeping a low charge rate or permitting them to go completely dead (a genuine battery killer). It works on ALL types of batteries found in the commercial trade and the G26000 series has the power to charge multiple heavy duty batteries at a time, in series OR parallel without fear of damage to the charger OR the batteries. Leave it on all night or over the weekend, or all week. When you come back the batteries are topped of and cannot be overcharged due to the internal protection circuitry. It is easy to use and is fool prof when hooking it up. Hook up wrong and the machine just gives you dumb stares.I was MOST impressed when opening the box and encountering some really high quality connection hardware. The high amp cable attaching clamps are made to last, even after repeated clamping cycles. They are impossible to twist and clamp with great security. The other accessory caballing was well thought out and of equal quality. This stuff was not an afterthought, but a serious design attempt to place high quality and high performance into the hands of the buyer. Cudos to Genius for that extra effort.You can buy a battery charger at Sam's Club for $105 and it will do only two things, charge a flooded cell battery and jump start a dead car. And one of the great things about a Sam's Club battery charger is that after about 4-6 months use, you can look forward to buying another one as yours will be ready for the scrap heap.

I have a golf cart i use extensively through the summer. The past few years, I've brought the cart home and kept the batteries on the standard golf cart battery charger. This year, i wanted to leave my cart and just bring the batteries home. I have 6 Trojan 8-volt batteries. I called the place i purchased the cart from and they told me "no problem. Just buy a 24V charger and charge 3 batteries at a time, then switch it to the other three." I originally purchased the NOCO 7200, but it wasn't powerful enough to charge the batteries. It would try to charge for about a day, never moving off 0% charged, and then give me a error code. So i purchased this 26000 charger. I hooked it up and it worked like magic... it went from 0% to 25% charged with an hour. It then took the entire night to get it to charge to 100% and automatically turn itself off. I unhooked it, attached it to the other set of 3, and by the end of the day, those were fully charged as well. Great buy for the price.

Maybe a little over-priced if I only need to charge a regular 12V car battery or two, but that being said, this is a wonder and very safe and solid design. I have used it on several power sources and charged several batteries (of very different condition and ages) and I am actually glad I overkilled it by buying this one instead of one of the cheaper models (I'm sure those other ones in their product line are excellent in their class as well). I could very well find myself needing to loan out this to a fellow camper, or even a neighbor at home, and it will work. The special "quick charge" mode it has will let you turn a dead battery into something that will start the car, in five minutes. Wow.My recommendation: if you need the extra features (and/or the higher current) this model provides, I give a strong YES recommendation. One or two steps down from this one, in my opinion, would also be an excellent choice if they better suit your needs. I bought the G26000, but something like their G7200 at half the price on Amazon, will get you these neat features but with a longer charge time.

I am 72 years young! I have purchased enough chargers in my lifetime to compete with Amazon as a store. I have had bass boats since 1972. I have had RV's for almost as long. In all my years, I've never experienced the quality and effortless use of this charger. It charges all types of automotive and marine batteries with technology that needs no personal settings. I have purchased 2 of the 6-12v Noko chargers and 1 12-24v charger. I am totally satisfied with each one and already used them all on both my current bass boat, and my 40' class A motorhome. I have various batteries from wet cells with caps to fill the batteries and non-fillable batteries and gel filled batteries. Amazon has a very wide selection of chargers and charging accessories for all battery needs. I hope this written acknowledgement convinces people needing smart chargers to invest in a Noko charger.Sincerely, Bryan F.