Battery Charger FAQ's Page

Just What Is This "New Battery Charger Technology" That Gives Batteries New Life?  FAQ's will help you to find out.

Frequently Ask Questions

1. What is Radiant Energy Technology?

Technology that uses Unidirectional Wave Impulses.  

2.  Are there any patents behind these products? 

Yes, the following besides international patents:  

U.S. Patent 6,392,370 issued May 21, 2002 for a "Device and method of a back EMF permanent electromagnetic motor generator". Expires January 12, 2020.

U.S. Patent 6,545,444 issued April 8, 2003 for a "Device and method for utilizing a monopole motor to create back EMF to charge batteries". Expires March 13, 2021.  

U.S. Patent 6,677,730 issued January 13, 2004 for a "Device and method for pulse charging a battery and for driving other devices with a pulse". Expires December 21, 2021.  

U.S. Patent 7,109,671 issued September 19, 2006 for a "Device and method of a back EMF permanent electromagnetic motor generator". 

3.  What kind of batteries can be charged with these products? 

While we have been able to successfully charge and restore all kinds of batteries with this technology, in order to meet the specific needs of each kind of battery and their differing capacities there is a need for different models. Each charger will have a manual showing the recommended batteries to use. The first models, the RC-2A12, and RC-2A12-2, are for 12V lead-acid starter and deep-cell batteries.  

4.  Are these chargers hard to understand and use? 

No. These products are fully automated and require little understanding to work. However, in order to get best results and to work safely, users need to read and understand the owner's manuals as working with  batteries can be dangerous.  

5.  Have these chargers really restored useless batteries to useable condition? 

Yes. So long as the cells are not disconnected and/or shorted, we have been able to restore numerous batteries of all sizes. In some cases, discarded batteries that were regularly charged with these chargers gained a capacity above that of a new, identical battery. In many cases brand new batteries have increased capacity; in some cases two times more during the first five to ten cycles. There is no certainty as to how much restoration or increase of capacity will take place as each battery is made differently and may be damaged differently. But our experience has shown us that 80% of the discarded batteries we found we were able to put back into use.  

6. What happens if I use a different power supply to power the charger?

If you do this you will void the warranty. Plugging a different voltage or amperage supply to the charger will ruin the charger. See label and manual for details.  

7.  What happens if I attempt to charge a battery that is higher or lower than 12V? 

If you do this you will void the warranty. Using a higher voltage battery will ruin the charger; and using a lower voltage battery may also ruin the charger or may fail to start the charging process. See label and manual for details.  

8.  Where does the energy savings show up? 

In the long term. With conventional battery charging, battery capacity degrades significantly with each charge. In order to get the energy out of the battery, the common practice is to place the battery on the charger more frequently and/or for longer periods of time. Since the battery cannot retain the charge, this energy is being wasted. Radiant charging reduces this energy waste by significantly improving the battery's ability to store its charge. Consequently, the battery spends less time on the charger and gives you the more of the power you need. 

9.  How do I use my Renaissance charger to recover sulfated batteries? 

Restoring the crystalline structure of the battery plates takes time.  After several cycles of charging with the Renaissance charger and then discharging at a slow rate, the plates will gradually be restored to their optimum condition. 

10. How would I use my Renaissance charger to get the maximum longevity out of my new batteries?
In order to get the most life possible out of any battery, a couple of important guidelines must be followed: 

1) Choose a battery that is sized appropriately to the load. 

For maximum life, the ratio of the battery's capacity to the battery's load should be as high as practically possible.  Remember, slower, gentler charge and discharge rates yield longer battery lifetimes. 

2) Choose a charging routine that is appropriate for the battery. 

Depending on size and composition, a new battery will usually reach its maximum capacity after 2-5 cycles when being charged with the RC-2A-12 series chargers.  After any battery (old or new) has reached its maximum capacity, a balance should be maintained that: 

1) Allows the battery to be charged as gently as possible, and 

2) Allows the battery to rest between loading and charging, and 

3) Does not allow sulfation buildup to occur. 

For maximum battery life, the potency of the radiant charge must be applied suitably to the battery in order to keep the above two conditions met.  Depending on the size, condition, and makeup of the battery to be charged, one may find that it is advantageous to intermittently use both the desulfating power of the radiant charger and the slow, gentle charge of a conventional charger in order to achieve this balance.  Allowing the battery to rest for an hour to 24 hours between loading and charging, and charging and loading is also beneficial for increasing the life of the battery. 

11.  Can the Solid State chargers be used for Overunity Applications?   

The only Bedini Battery charger products now in production are strictly designed for battery rejuvenation and longevity and not for overunity purposes. 

We are not testing them for overunity applications as they are designed for the purposes of rejuvenating old batteries and maintaining new and used batteries only. While they are very efficient, efficiency in energy conservation is not at all our primary goal. And we have never made any claims of overunity about the Renaissance Charge, LLC products. 

In regards to the RC-2A12, the power supply alone produces most of the losses as can be seen by the heat. And in order to reduce the wasted energy consumption considerably a much more expensive product would have to be made. Our costs are already very high and we cannot afford to raise the price higher for the consumer in order to get higher efficiency out of it. 

If other people have tested these products and found overunity, we are not aware of it. However, if you consider that you can rejuvenate useless batteries to working condition again, then this can be considered free in a sense as you are gaining a battery that was useless. 

Because the purpose of the chargers are to be used in homes and plugged into the AC 110/220V grid, we have limitations on this charger. We have safety features that protect the circuitry from disconnect, wrong polarity, and from shock. We also have to have it limited to 12V batteries. These and other necessary features do prevent the chargers from being used as a device to connect up to other circuits or systems. When people attempt to use the chargers for other purposes then they void the warranty.