Clore Automotive PL2320 20-Amp Fully-Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, and Stable Power Supply with Temperature Compensation
Condition: New
Checking for product changes
Buy Now, Pay Later
As low as
$16.88
/ mo
Learn more
- – 6-month term
- – No impact on credit
- – Instant approval decision
- – Secure and straightforward checkout
Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.
Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, PayTomorrow, Affirm, Afterpay, Apple Pay, and PayPal. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
Free shipping on this product
30-day returns
Learn more
This item is eligible for return within 30 days of receipt
To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
Availability:
In Stock.
Arrives
Wednesday, Jun 11
![PRANDOM Large Collapsible Storage Bins with Lids [3-Pack] Linen Fabric Foldable Storage Boxes Organizer Containers Baskets Cube with Cover for Home Bedroom Closet Office Nursery (17.7x11.8x11.8)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81eMrELGOBL._AC_US500_.jpg)
Features
- Charge and Maintain 6 and 12 Volt Batteries
- 2/10/20 Amp charge rates for added versatility
- Fully automatic operation
- Advanced multi-phase charging process
- Power supply mode provides stable power to maintain system voltage for use in a wide variety of applications
Brand: Clore Automotive
Color: Factory
Product Dimensions: 8"D x 9.4"W x 4.5"H
Item Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Input Voltage: 12 Volts
Manufacturer: SOLAR
Brand: Clore Automotive
Model: PL2320
Item Weight: 1.25 pounds
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8 x 4.5 inches
Country of Origin: Vietnam
Item model number: PL2320
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Manufacturer Part Number: PL2320
Voltage: 12 Volts
Date First Available: February 28, 2012
Frequently asked questions
If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is:
Wednesday, Jun 11
Yes, absolutely! You may return this product for a full refund within 30 days of receiving it.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
- Klarna Financing
- Affirm Pay in 4
- Affirm Financing
- Afterpay Financing
- PayTomorrow Financing
- Financing through Apple Pay
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
Similar Products
Top Amazon Reviews
Style: 20 Amp
OK. Lets get this out of the way: I am an ASE certifed 15 cert master, a trainer, and lead diag tech/foreman of multiple shops for the past 40 years. (4 total, if you are good at what you do, you dont move much). I have owned and used chargers by Associated, Midtronics, Schumacher, Opti, Clore, and the 3 major tool companies (80% of which are subcontracted by one of the above, though some of their chargers have been unique to themselves). Lets start with what this does. Its a "Smart charger". Meaning it has various methods of checking a battery it is connected to and it self determines if and how to charge it within the parameters selected if the battery doesnt fail testing. Though it claims to have a POWER SUPPLY mode, It is NOT a power supply charger and should not be depended upon as such. If you need something to power your motorhome or maintain a charge while programming, this is not the best choice. (Sure on a ford or a GM it probably would manage, however on european cars there is significantly higher current draw during programming, some exceeding 75 amps! This charger does not make 75 amps! It makes 20 on high speed mode) That isnt a knock, it is simply a statement, dont buy this thinking you can watch TV and cook microwave popcorn while sitting in the trailer with an extension cord. It doesnt do that and may be destroyed if you force it to try. NOW, what it DOES do. It medium speed charges car batteries. I specifically tried it on a battery with a shorted single cell (Dont ask how I know this, or how youd know, call it a bad battery). What this means is this battery will hold a charge, but weakly, it may self drain (The shorted cell drains voltage from the other cells). I have previously been able to charge similar batteries to 10 or 11v using a standard non-smart charger and brute force charging, but they still dont last, they may drain in a day or a week, and they wont supply full current load when needed. This charger refused to start charging the weakened battery. If left in sulfation mode, it eventually charged to 2.5v, and always stopped there and eventually ended with an ERROR display. This is normal and correct for a smart charger, they dont like trying to charge defective tested batteries. Where that can be an annoyance is old lead-acid batteries. They develop sulfation, what amounts to deposits (Think of it like mold on bread) and it prevents them from taking in a charge. This material can be burned off with a high intensity charge and the battery can fully recover, but a smart charge will sense the battery as not taking enough current in the test phase and refuse to engage a charge (like this one did) so you cant really desulfate batteries well with a smart charger unless they are only very lightly sulfated and still taking a relatively high current load. A very few smart chargers have a "Manual mode" that is not smart. It lets you select a timed or constant charge at a voltage you select (Usually 13.5 or 14 or whatever preset number) and the charger puts that amount into the cables for the time selected. This is what we call manual or brute force charge, there is no testing, no safety shutdowns, no idea if the battery is overheating or boiling its cells. Its useful when needed, but for the most part it should only be used when needed. AGM and GEL batteries cannot withstand high amp charges for very long at all. Smart chargers know this (when the proper mode is used!) and will pulse the voltage in and pause at times to allow the battery to cool and prevent damage. This charger seems to do that, as I watched it engage and disengage every few minutes in AGM mode, it was longer and more stable in lead-acid mode. I was trying to decide which charger I would go with, the extremely highly rated Schumacher, or this one (about the same price). I chose this one because of several reviews and a few videos showing the schumacher's smart mode preventing a 0v battery from charging almost always. This again is normal, if the battery is asleep from long sitting at 0v, or badly sulfated, the smart charger shuts down. Both chargers have desulfate modes, but from the reading this one seemed to work more often down to 3-4v, the shumacher almost universally would not charge a battery that wouldnt stabilize at 5v before charging begins. I charged 2 -DEAD ZERO- volts batteries using this charger. the 3rd (a known defective but barely chargeable battery) did NOT charge and would not begin the process UNTIL I manually charged it for 45 minutes with jumper cables on my idling car. Then it came up to 10v, and the charger attempted charging finally. I let it sit in sulfation mode 3x as a test and NEVER did it command full charging until I manually charged the battery. It would sit in sulfation trickle mode several hours then end charging with error. Even though with some help it would begin charge on the same battery the next day. After charging this battery tested bad both with a conductance tester and with a load tester, but according to load, it was capable of passing a 240cca load (which means capacity of a 480cca battery). The battery was in fact a 650cca unit so it was significantly compromised. I keep it for test purposes. The high rate of 20amps on the Clore charger is what Id call adequate. Its not a speed charger, 30-50 amps are fast, but fast charging comes with its own set of issues, the best way to charge a battery is long and slow. Better for the battery. fast charging heats it, and heat shortens life. Its light weght which may be fine, but doesnt impress me. heavier probably means more metal, more heat sinks, more quality. But its not a featherweight. The Shumacher is heavier. Ive had it a week, so testing is still in progress, but so far, it is a good basic smart charger with fewer features than the competitor (Schumacher) but it seems to do what it claims pretty well. The Shumacher also claims to have a boost mode of higher amps (they use it as their desulfation mode) and a cranking mode of 50amps. 50amps cranking assist isnt much at all. If a battery is SLIGHTLY weak, say 10v charge, where it cranks slow already, that might be adequate. But starters draw 150-300 amps typically. 50a output may come in low and if it does, then the starter will demand whats missing from the battery and the charger, and the excess current draw can be destructive to a charger. Hence why jumper packs state 800-1000cca, they can deliver 200-400 amps at once, and have room to spare. At this point, Its doing what has been asked. No complaints yet, but gonna try another battery on it tomorrow, and also some current probe measurements during charge.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023 by Kelly M. Garvey
Style: 20 Amp
4-16-23 UPDATE: Well...it died. Whenever it's plugged in and being used as either a charger or maintainer, it will power up...run for about 10-15 minutes, then "ERR" will show up in the LCD display, and it acts like its powering down. The LCD panel fades in/out, the function selection/indicator (6v/12v/ps) light randomly flashes as if it's shorting out. Let's see what Clore/Solar/Amazon has to say. Revising review to 3 stars until a resolution (one way or another) is reached =============================================================================== So...where to begin... I ordered this charger/maintainer on 2-19-23. I use it probably 3-4 times a day as a service technician for VW. We get a lot of software updates for various parts of the car - ECU, Infotainment (stereo) system, braking system, TPMS system, etc, and it was nice to have my own battery maintainer instead of constantly having to look for one of the dealership maintainers. That being said, lets get into the real meat and potatoes of this critique, shall we? I'm gonna start off with the bad first, because dessert tastes better after the veggies. Now.. for the veggies. According to the owners manual, this is TECHNICALLY not supposed to be used as a PSU for software updates. It WOULD have been nice if this disclaimer had been posted in the spec sheet or product description page here on Amazon, but, alas I'm already committed. This next part is just a personal/OCD thing with me. The way the cords come off the charger is a bit... awkward. One cord comes out the front, and the other cable come out the back, and because of this, wrapping the cords around the feet (Oh yeah, did I mention? The feet double as cord wraps) is weird. Personally, I think they should have used a power socket type of setup in the chassis, so you can plug your extension cord directly into the unit. That way, the only cables that need to be wrapped are the battery clamps. Maybe they can implement that in the next generation of chargers? (HEADS UP SOLAR, I JUST GAVE YOU A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT IDEA) Different colors/ color schemes might not be a bad idea too. Maybe the black/yellow striped hazard tape design? Maybe a "High Voltage" motif? That'd be pretty ironic, wouldn't it? And now... for dessert. Mmmmmmmm. Donuts. Aesthetically, the looks aren't that impressive. It looks kinda... techie... in a way, with the blister buttons & angles.. It's blocky, but angular. I think it looks pretty cool, over all. Ease of use: There's 2 battery capacities available, of which you can select one of 3 different battery technologies ( Gel, AGM, and a "regular" lead acid battery), and pick your charge rate from 2A/10A/20A - one is for trickle charging, one is for standard charging, the other is "fast" charging. If you notice in the first image, the LCD readout says "PS" - this is a nice visual indicator that the charger is being used as a power supply. When used in the charging mode, the LCD can display either raw voltage (ie: 13.6 V), or charge percentage (78) Once you set up the charger (second image) just select your battery voltage, select your battery type ("STD" is a regular/lead acid battery; caveat: most newer cars use either AGM, GEL, or an EFB/EFB+ battery - look at the top of the battery to ID what type it is), then your charge rate. After that, click start, and the yellow light will illuminate to let you know its testing the battery to figure out the best way to charge it. Yes. You read that right. It will do a quickie internal battery diagnostic to make sure it's not trying to trickle charge (or fast charge) an internally damaged (or overly weakened) battery. If the battery fails the quick diagnostic, the red error light will light up. Once the charging is completed, the green light will illuminate. Overall thoughts: I think I paid about $115 when tax was added, and due to it being a AmazonPrime item, I got it next day for free. Despite the caveat mentioned at the start of this review, this charger/maintainer does what I've needed it to do, and has done it consistently without any hiccups. I've probably used this over 150 times already (with updates varying in time from as little as 15 minutes, to over an hour) and it's been solid every use. Every time I've used this to do software updates, I've never seen the voltage dip below ~13.5v. This is critical, because if the voltage drops below a certain threshold, the update could fail, and that could potentially brick the ECU & render the car useless. That said, if you turn off your consumables (headlights, AC, dome/courtesy lights, etc - which is something you should do anyway) it's always worked without a hitch. I'd feel a little bit more comfortable if they made a charger/maintainer in the same style, but rated for a higher amperage (70A +) - all the same functions as this, just add a 70A setting and make it usable ONLY in PSU mode. Andd colors. Cant forget colors. Everybody and their mom has a blue or grey one. Despite that, this charger definitely gives you some bang for your buck.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023 by Vincent Ripp Vincent Ripp
Style: 20 Amp
Solar/Clore has come a long way. I love those thing, make sure you get the one with PS (power supply) great for testing and programming. Keeps a steady source voltage that you can trust. I’m recovered a couple batteries that were assumed to be toast. It doesn't have an automated battery regen, but if you know what you’re doing you start up high amps and switch to 2A for final soaking charge and it’s been successful. I use it pretty much daily in place of a bulky charger on a cart. I love this charger!!
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023 by Mitch K.
Style: 20 Amp
I also have a 25 amp Ctek charger. This Solar charges 6 lead-acid batts, perfectly. I do have one big complaint. The LEDs that display battery type, charge voltage, and charge current are too daym BRIGHT! The dim grey text next to the LEDs is not visible. I used a black marker to dim the LEDs.
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023 by Kindle Customer