15 Nov 2026
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High-speed charge

There’s a speedy new addition to the Schumacher line up – but it has nothing to do with racing.

The Schumacher SCI90 is completely unrelated with the F1 wizard with which it shares a name, but it is  is a fully featured intelligent microprocessor controlled battery charger complete with the firm’s patented ‘Speedcharge’ technology and thermal runaway protection. This allows the unit to charge the battery in the shortest time without risk of the battery overheating or gassing. As the newcomer is a smart charger, it boasts a fully automatic desulphation programme helps to restore capacity to deeply discharged batteries