Best Car Battery Charger

Normally when wintertime comes around, we start reminding folks they should charge their car batteries. However, with so many people working remotely and driving less since lockdown, it seems like anytime is the right time to remind folks to charge their car batteries. So what car battery charger is best? We're obviously biased, but we think the OPTIMA D1200+ Charger & Maintainer is a great option, but for good reason. 

First off, this charger is exceptionally easy to use, even for folks who can barely find their battery in their car. Simply connect the ground (-) and positive (+) cables and you're one button away from your battery charging. Other chargers may have confusing settings for voltage and amperage, but the OPTIMA D1200+ Charger & Maintainer uses images on our chargers to identify the type of battery you are charging. Obviously, the colored red, yellow and blue OPTIMA batteries is one of the choices and the colored orange OPTIMA battery is the lithium option. The other two are either a motorcycle battery (Powersport) or a standard automotive/marine battery (which is most of the batteries on the market). In total, this charger, can charge either flooded lead-acid, AGM lead-acid or lithium-based 12-volt batteries, which is what you'll find in just about every car, truck, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and PWC on the road, trail or in the water today.

One of the great safety features of the OPTIMA Di1200+ Charger & Maintainer, is that if you accidentally hook the charger up incorrectly, it won't create a dangerous situation and will ask you to check your connections. Another great safety feature is our no-spark connectors, that will not arc or spark if you accidentally (or intentionally) touch the positive and negative clamps. 

One of the unusual features of the OPTIMA D1200+ Charger & Maintainer, is that it can recover batteries that have been deeply discharged (many other car battery chargers won't charge batteries that have been discharged below 10.5 volts)

Most car battery chargers on the market don't have much thought put into their design, when it comes to where you can store your cables. The OPTIMA D1200+ Charger & Maintainer has an integrated storage hatch on the backside of the unit, that can hold your charging cables. 

The OPTIMA D1200+ Charger & Maintainer is a "smart" charger and is microprocessor-controlled, which means you don't need to worry about it overcharging your car battery. It will give your battery the current it needs, when it needs it. You can literally connect it to your battery indefinitely and not worry about whether it's working or needs to be turned off. While these chargers make great Christmas gifts, the truth is, they make great gifts anytime of the year and we've never met a car guy who has too many battery chargers in his garage.