The 12V, 4A Blue Smart IP65 Charger is the new portable battery charger from Victron Energy featuring built-in Bluetooth. This charger range represents the latest in professional charging technology, utilising a seven-step charging algorithm to get the best out of your battery. ensuring better performance and longer life. Unlike other brands, the Blue Smart chargers will attempt to recharge a deeply-discharged battery by force-feeding it with a low current. Normal charging will then be resumed as soon as there is sufficient voltage across the battery terminals. Built-in Bluetooth allows you to monitor the status of your charger via any Android or Apple device and all settings of the charger can be configured with the VictronConnect app.
Includes crocodile clips and 8mm ring terminals for battery connection.
Recommended for batteries with a capacity in the range of 20 - 50Ah (scooters, motorcycles, classic cars)
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Features
- 7-stage smart charge algorithm
- Water, dust and chemical resistant
- Can recover fully discharged 'dead' batteries
- Automatic power supply function (can act as PSU)
- Severe cold performance, down to -40ºC
- Battery life-enhancing features
- Can be left connected & will not overcharge
- Low power mode for charging smaller batteries
- Storage mode for long-term connection
- Temperature-compensated charging for lead-acid batteries
- Li-On battery mode
- Setup, configuration and monitoring by Bluetooth connection
- Charges all battery types (wet, Gel, AGM, calcium and Lithium-ion)
- Silent operation - no fan
- Short-circuit protection
- Over-temperature protection
- Reverse polarity protection
- 5-year manufacturer's warranty
- Recommended battery capacity: 20-50Ah
- Input voltage rating: 180 - 265V AC
- Output voltage: 13.2-14.4VDC depending on settings and charge stage
- Max. charge current: 4A
- Low current mode: 2A
- Standby power consumption: 0.5W
- 'No load' power consumption: 1mA (0.7Ah per month)
- Efficiency: 94%
- Temperature compensation: 16mV/ºC
- Operating temperature: -40ºC to +60ºC (full rated output up to +30ºC, then output reduces)
- Cooling method: Natural (no fan)
- Mains connection: 3-pin UK plug (BS 1363) on 1.5m cable
- Battery connection: Croc clips or ring terminals on 1.5m cables
- Ingress Protection rating: IP65 (splash and dustproof)
- Overall dimensions: 45 (H) x 81 (W) x 182 (L) mm
Part Number: BPC120433024R
Bar Code: 8719076044604
| Average Rating (2 Reviews): | |
A good charger, shame about the bluetooth 29 January 2021 | John
This is my second one of these chargers - I have a 15A one too.
For basic charger functionality they are fine. Good build quality. They work reliably and keep cool all the time. Their weak point is that in order to have full control you need to use their smart phone app, and that's too badly written to work. It insists on doing the Bluetooth pairing itself, rather than leaving it to the OS as it should, and then says it can't see the device to pair with it.
Two chargers - both fully visible to the OS and pair-able, but the Victron App insists it can't see them. If you pair via the OS the App refuses to talk to them. Incompetent programming at its most irritating.
Victron Energy Blue Smart IP65 Charger - 12V 4A 28 February 2018 | John
Built in Bluetooth allows access to setup and configure, readout of voltage and current via your mobile smart phone, works really well, and easy to use, very impressed
Victron is an extremely well-known and respected brand with an enormous amount of experience in the automotive, industrial, off-grid, marine, energy-storage and telecoms sectors. It is at the cutting edge of power management technology, offering a range of innovative and highly reliable products for every commercial and leisure application.
