With over 12 years experience in setting the trend for innovation and reliability in automotive charging systems, Powermaster’s reputation for cutting-edge design and stead-fast performance has been unmatched.  Performance niche markets including street rods and restoration, road race, drag race, off road, marine, circle track and even world rally have all chosen Powermaster products for their superior and repeatable performance.

New for 2007, Powermaster has added a new and exciting 16-volt battery charger to its line of 16-volt products.  Designated part  # 1004, Powermaster’s new charger shares many of it’s exclusive hi-tech features with it’s big brother battery charger part # 1005, which has quickly become the preference of many competitors since it’s release over a year ago.   

Other chargers previously on the market force in current at a pre-set rate with no way to modify for various battery charge conditions.  Many less sophisticated chargers use one set voltage and rely on time as the only variable for charging.  Time based charging never allows the battery to be gently topped off; to do so would overheat the battery. Using other inferior chargers can also lead to overcharging, reduced battery life, and decreased battery performance.

Weighing in at just 18 lbs, the 1004 is the perfect charger for the hardcore racer who exclusively needs to charge 16 volt batteries with a compact durable unit.  Charging amperage is preset at 20 amps peak, 15 amps continuous, which testing has shown to be the most efficient level of charging current for AGM style 16-volt batteries.  The new 1004 intellicharger, like the 1005 utilizes superior microprocessor controlled, true 3 stage intelligent charging, meaning the charger actually has the ability to modify both voltage and amperage output across 3 distinct charging modes.  Three stage charging allows the battery to always receive current matched for its condition, which means longer battery life, and hotter charge with less time.  Best of all, the 1004 smart charger does all of this automatically and requires no monitoring by the racer; simply plug in the charger, attach the leads to the battery, and let the charger do the rest.  The 1004 can be left on the battery indefinitely, maintaining a 100% charge on the battery with no fear of overcharging.

Powermaster has been rapidly taking the 16-volt market by storm.  The new ultra-competitively priced 1004 16-volt battery charger will allow even more racers to experience the 16-volt difference this season without skewing their budgets.  With more features, better performance, rock-solid reliability and a low price, the competition had better watch out; the 1004 intellicharger is just as smart as it sounds! 

Powermaster offers a $25 customer rebate through the end of May.

For more information, visit www.powermastermotorsports.com .