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GYS Diag-Startium 60-24 Advanced three-in-one battery charger, starter, and support unit proves so useful our GW review garage buys it.
5.0 SPEC SHEET • Advanced 60A battery support unit. • Powerful 410A starter for 6V, 12V and 24V vehicles. • Charges all battery types including liquid, gel, AGM, EFB and stop-start. • As soon as the battery reaches 100 per cent charge, a ‘float mode’ maintains it at full charge. • Permanently analyses the health of the battery and automatically adjusts the output voltage. • Protects vehicle electronics. • Charges batteries as low as one volt. • Recovers sulphated batteries. • Automatic, smart starter. • Auto restart defaulting to the last settings used. • Alternator test function to facilitate repair work.
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THE GYS Diag-Startium 60-24 claims to take working with batteries to a new level of convenience and safety. Equipped with the capabilities to charge, start and provide up to 60A support during vehicle diagnostic work, we asked GW reader David Connellan to put the unit through its paces at his Worcester-based workshop, Worcester Mobile Mechanics Ltd. Following a three-week review period, he told GW: “It’s been surprisingly useful, we’ve been using it all of the time and to be honest I don’t know what we did without it. “Most importantly, I like the diagnostic element on this machine.”
Diagnostic support The Diag-Startium’s diagnostic support function sets and holds the voltage anywhere between 12-15V, to meet manufacturers’ requirements. It helps to prevent electronic damage during diagnostics and ensures accurate readings. “The battery can go flat as you're trying to diagnose a vehicle and voltage is critical, you’re talking milliamps and millivolts,” David explained.