Bosch C3 and C7 Battery Chargers:

Smart, safe and simple to use

The smart charger for many
applications

Did you know? The intelligent charging method makes them ideal for
The intelligent characteristics of the Bosch C3 and C7 many applications:
battery chargers enable them to charge a variety of battery
types:  Classic cars with 6 or 12 volt batteries
 Motorcycles and ATV’s with 6 or 12 volt batteries
 Wet lead acid (including calcium and calcium-silver)  Modern vehicles with complex electronics
 AGM (absorbent glass mat)  Trucks with 12 or 24 volt batteries
 Gel  Boats
 VRLA / SLA  Jet skis and PWC’s
 Caravans
Dual voltage battery capability  Ride on lawn mowers and more
 C3 - 6 and 12 volt
 C7 - 12 and 24 volt

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Safe and simple to use

Safety first Simple to use

The C3 and C7 ‘standby’ mode, de-energises the battery The C3 and C7 battery chargers are designed to make
charger terminals in the following situations: charging simple:

 The terminals are installed incorrectly to the battery  One button operation
 There is an open circuit  The memory function saves the last setting in the case of
 The battery voltage is below 7.5V for a 12V battery or 16V a power outage or disconnection
for a 24V battery  Automatic charging – no risk of overcharging
 The battery charging time has exceeded 41 hours  A cable adapter with fuse can be permanently fitted to
 The regeneration process has exceeded 7 hours the battery terminal so that the charger can be easily
connected
Overheating protection  The C3 comes with a mounting hook for convenient
 The charger will draw less electricity if it becomes placement of the charger while in use or storage
excessively hot, protecting it from overheating  The C7 comes with a wall mount for convenient
placement of the charger while in use or storage
Safety standards
 The C3 and C7 battery chargers meet the IP65 dust and
splashproof standards
 The C3 and C7 battery chargers are certified to Australian
electrical safety standards

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 The Bosch C3:
6 & 12 volt battery charger

The C3 is ideal for charging and maintaining lead acid wet, gel, AGM
and VRLA / SLA batteries up to 120Ah (12V) / 14Ah (6V).

The C3 is a four-stage automatic battery charger with the capability of

maintaining a battery and recovering a short-term deeply discharged
battery with pulse charging (e.g. the vehicles lights were left on
overnight).

Trickle charging
The charger switches automatically to trickle charging mode when the
battery is fully charged. In this mode, a small current is delivered to the
battery when necessary to keep the battery fully charged.

Pulse charging
The charger operates automatically in pulse charging mode to recover a
short-term deeply discharged battery (e.g. the vehicles lights were left
on overnight).
Battery charger C3:
Output voltage 6V / 12V
Mounting hook
The C3 comes with a mounting hook making storage and use
convenient.

Battery types Single-button Automatic Spark No risk of Short-circuit / Overheating Mem

operation charging protection overcharge reverse-connect prevention func
protection

C7       
C3       

 Included in supply  Available as accessory

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 The Bosch C7:
12 & 24 volt battery charger

The C7 is ideal for charging and maintaining lead acid wet, gel, AGM and
VRLA / SLA batteries up to 230Ah (12V) / 120Ah (24V).

The C7 is a six-stage automatic charger with great extra features including:

Regeneration mode can recover deeply discharged batteries with a constant

current of 1500ma.

Power backup can be used to supply power to the vehicle’s electrical system
maintaining the system’s setting whilst charging the battery. It can also be used
as a power supply for accessories like a cooler box. (12V batteries above 14Ah)

Wall mount
The C7 comes with a mount that can be fitted to a wall, making storing and use
of the charger convenient.

Battery charger C7:

Output voltage 12 V / 24 V

ng Memory Wall mount Mobile hook Charges Power supply 12V: 14 – 230 Ah 6V: 1.2 – 14 Ah
n function dis­char­g­ed 13.6 V / 5 A 24V: 14 – 120 Ah 12V: 14 – 120 Ah
batteries

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Avoid unnecessary and expensive
battery replacement
Example of self discharge on a lead acid battery
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Avoid replacing the battery in your classic car or boat Modern vehicles have an increasing number of
every time you want to use it! electrical accessories, which place significant demands
Batteries self discharge when not in use. When a battery on the vehicle battery:
is in a low stage of charge, sulfation begins to occur on the
battery plates. If the battery is left in this state for too long, it  Seat heating
will not be able to be recharged.  Air-conditioning
 Power-windows
The C3 or C7 deals with this issue using the trickle charge  Audio systems
mode. Simply connect the device to the battery and the  Navigation unit
charger will monitor and keep the battery at a high charge  Electronic control units in the vehicle
level.
Did you know?
In winter, your vehicle requires considerably more electrical
energy, which places higher demand on your vehicle’s
battery. Additionally, if many comfort and convenience
functions have to be supplied and the battery is subjected
to particularly high loads on short journeys, your battery
will deteriorate. Charging with the C3 or C7 helps avoid
premature battery failure.

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 C3 and C7 battery charger features

Battery charging cables with plug in connection C3 with mounting hook

SmartAMPs Technology Maintenance Charging

Continuously monitors the condition of No risk of overcharging as it can be left
the battery at every phase to charge at connected to batteries indefinitely
the optimum current and avoid under or
overcharging Single Button Operation
Simply plug in, turn on, select your mode and
Safe begin charging
Automatically protects against sparking,
short circuit, reverse polarity and All types of lead acid batteries
overheating Safely charges AGM, WET, GEL and
VRLA / SLA
Automatic Shut Off
In situations when there is an open circuit, Automatically detects voltage (C3 is 6/12V)
incorrectly connected battery and/or Automatically senses the battery voltage when
abnormal charging time connected

MCU Processor Regeneration Mode (C7 only)

Provides state-of-the-art charging to Regenerates a short term deeply discharged
ensure the longest life of your battery battery (such as when the car lights are left on
overnight)
Cold/AGM Mode
The optimal mode to charge AGM batteries Power Supply (C7 only)
or batteries at temperature <5ºC The charge delivers a constant current to the
DC cable clips at all times
Recovery Mode
Recovers deeply discharged and sulfated IP65
batteries (voltage of 7.5 – 10.5V) with Dustproof and splashproof
pulse charging

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 Technical Specifications

C3 C7
Rated output voltage: 6V / 12V Rated output voltage: 12V / 24V
Rated output current: 0.8A / 3.8A Rated output current: 3.5A / 7A
Stages: 4 Stages: 6
Charging voltage: 14.7V (+-0.25V) Charging voltage: 28.8V /29.4V (+-0.6V)
14.4V (+-0.25V) 14.4V /14.7V (+-0.25V)
7.2V (+- 0.25V) 13.6V /16.5V (+-0.25V)
Charging current: 3.8 A (+- 10 %) Charging current: 7 A (+-0.7A)
0.8 A (+- 10 %) 5 A (+-0.5 A)
Degree of protection: IP65 (dustproof, splashproof) 3.5A (+-0.35A)
Battery type: 6V + 12V lead acid battery 1.5A (+-0.3A)
(AGM, GEL, WET and VRLA / SLA) Degree of protection: IP65 (dustproof, splashproof)
Battery capacity: 6V: 1.2Ah – 14Ah Battery type: 12V + 24V lead acid battery
12V: 1.2Ah – 120 Ah (AGM, GEL, WET and VRLA / SLA)
Fuse (internal): 1.6A Battery capacity: 12V:14Ah – 230Ah
Noise level: < 50 dBA 24V:14Ah – 120Ah
Ambient temperature: 0 to +40°C Fuse (internal): 10A
Dimensions: 185 x 81 x 55 mm Noise level: < 50 dBA
(L x W x H) Ambient temperature: 0 to +40°C
Dimensions: 197 x 108 x 65 mm
(L x W x H)

Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

1555 Centre Road
Clayton VIC 3168

For further information please contact Bosch on:

C3C7A4BROCH2014 AA/MKT3-AU 201406

Australia 1300 30 70 40 www.boschautoparts.com.au

New Zealand 0800 452 896 www.boschautoparts.co.nz

Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this publication, Bosch does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information
in this publication and Bosch reserves the right to alter specifications without notice. To the extent permitted by law, including the Australian
Consumer Law and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (NZ), Bosch excludes all liability, including negligence, for any loss incurred in the
reliance on the contents of this publication.

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