====== Battery charger ======

^ System | [[parts:battery:start|Battery and charging]] |
^ Handbook item | 71 |
^ Sinclair part no. | C5674 400 |
^ Hoover factory no. | //not yet identified// |

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===== Description =====
Sealed, double-insulated, potted charger by Stellar Components, Maldon, matched to the Oldham battery: two-stage constant current then constant voltage, red light charging, green full, about 8 hours from cut-out. Plugs into the master switch aperture. Lead-acid only; no user-serviceable parts.

===== Repairs, replacements and reproductions =====
==== Original part, then and now ====
^ Source ^ Date ^ Price ^
| ESG (Ellar Surplus Goods), Liverpool | Dec 1991 | £39.23 + VAT |
| MATCH, Rotterdam | 17 Jan 1991 | ƒ52,50 excl. BTW |
| MATCH-AURORA, Numansdorp | early 1990s | ƒ160,- |

===== Related parts =====
[[parts:battery:battery|Battery]] · [[parts:battery:master_security_switch|Master security switch assembly]] · [[parts:battery:battery_cover_kit|Battery cover kit]] · [[parts:battery:battery_carrying_strap|Battery carrying strap]] · [[parts:battery:battery_retainer_kit|Battery retainer kit]] · [[parts:battery:contact_cover|Contact cover]] · [[parts:battery:replacement_key|Replacement key]]

===== Sources =====
  * [[docs:owners_handbook|Sinclair C5 Owner's Handbook]] (1985), pp. 30–32
  * [[docs:esg_price_list_1991|ESG parts and price list, December 1991]]
  * [[docs:match_price_list_1991|MATCH parts price list, January 1991]]
  * [[docs:match_aurora_order_form|MATCH-AURORA order form]]
  * Further detail drawn from the [[docs:unofficial_service_manual|Unofficial Service Manual]], the [[docs:hoover_service_engineer_training_notes|Hoover service engineer training notes]] and the [[docs:hoover_assembly_sheets|Hoover assembly sheets]] where relevant