Battery Charger / Inverter - Which One? (2021)

[DHutch]

I stumbled across a past thread of the same format from 15 years ago and thought I would re-run it to see what has changed!

 

Previous thread for ref:

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/8528-battery-charger-which-one

 

 

Daniel 

[Richard10002]

You have confused me as I saw the previous post and was able to vote on it. Looks like you need to lock the voting option as well.

 

So far it looks like Sterling might have shot himself in the foot over the decade or so between your polls, although it obviously needs a more votes before it becomes clear.

[Alan de Enfield]

 

Can you make it so that when buying a replacement battery charger you can have more than one choice.

I'd be happy with either Victron or Mastervolt (both are proven to be quality and either would be acceptable) but only being able to choice one must skew the results of what is acceptable to boaters.

[Higgs]

 

I voted twice: once for the charger, and once for the inverter - Sterling, Victron. Hope that was ok. I could have carried on voting, because I have three other chargers on the boat, for 12v batteries.  

 

 

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

 

I'm waiting until next year to vote ... it's not 2022 yet.

[DHutch]

5 hours ago, Richard10002 said:

Looks like you need to lock the voting option as well.

It appears you are correct. Done!

4 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

I'm waiting until next year to vote ... it's not 2022 yet.

Balls, corrected!

5 hours ago, Richard10002 said:

So far it looks like Sterling might have shot himself in the foot over the decade or so between your polls, although it obviously needs a more votes before it becomes clear.

Certainly appears he has lost, and is losing, market share, based on our very small snapshot poll. Although given the apparent way Victron have swept up the market, especially combi units, with what appears to be reasonable kit at reasonable costs, I am not surprised.

 

 

Daniel

 

 

[Sea Dog]

5 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

I'm waiting until next year to vote ... it's not 2022 yet.

I'm waiting for Thursday 2 May 2024, but I guess that should be under a 'politics' thread...

 

[doratheexplorer]

Your first question is "Which make do you have currently?"

 

I have  a Sterling charger and a Mastervolt inverter.  I ticked Sterling, but surely others have 2 different makes?

Edited February 12, 2021 by doratheexplorer

[Chewbacka]

1 hour ago, doratheexplorer said:

Your first question is "Which make do you have currently?"

 

I have  a Sterling charger and a Mastervolt inverter.  I ticked Sterling, but surely others have 2 different makes?

Same here, I have a Studer inverter and a Sterling charger which I almost never use and a Tracer solar charger that covers my cruising season needs

 

If the mains charger broke I wouldn’t replace it.

Edited February 12, 2021 by Chewbacka

[DHutch]

On 12/02/2021 at 11:48, doratheexplorer said:

Your first question is "Which make do you have currently?"

 

I have  a Sterling charger and a Mastervolt inverter.  I ticked Sterling, but surely others have 2 different makes?

Its not a perfect poll......   pick which one you fancy for me, else maybe lean towards the more costly of the two, likely the inverter.

 

 

Daniel