PowerMax PMBC-100-SE 100A ECU Programming Battery Power Supply

I am a service manager and have purchased several of these battery maintainers for my technicians to use while they perform lengthy software updates. The brand we work for (I won't call them out) has a similar product that they sell for 10 times this amount. We have been using these for well over 2 years now and they have held up and have not given us any issues with the exception of 1 unit which the company was happy to warranty out for us very quickly. I highly recommend these battery maintainers.

I use these for new module programming. I’ve never had a problem. The simplicity is great! No adjustments. Just turn it on.

PowerMax power supply was the perfect charger to maintain battery during diagnostic and coding of ecu's. Great value for the money. Heavy duty clamps with cable provided in a zip-up storage pouch.

I love this for it’s simplicity. It’s either on, or it’s off. No settings to change. No time outs or other smart box features to worry about. I connect it to a vehicle, turn it on, and it’s already dialed in at a perfect voltage range for passthru programming of most cars. Literally set it and forget it. That peace of mind is invaluable for passthru programming. Runs between 13.6 and 14.4 vdc depending on the vehicle’s “ignition on” load. Cables are a bit long but I shortened mine to minimize voltage drop between the supply and the clamps. Cooling fan comes and goes as it should. I’ve ran mine on a program event for 3 hours without any issues. Would definitely buy this one again if i ever have to.

Everything is still working great. Works with Porsche Diagnostic Tool (to provide enough battery power) no problem

OK. First of all the instructions are terrible. You would think that someone in the United States would simply write a one page instruction sheet, run it off on a printer and throw it in the box, but no. They have this horrible Chinglish information sheet which you have to decipher. If you are used to a simple, inexpensive battery charger, you can forget about that this one is bulky, and if you use the suggested 6 AWG grounding table (not supplied), IT GETS BULKIER. But it works for those long programming/ diagnostic sessions. Also a pretty great battery charger.

Still use it daily. Good clean power supply. It's been about a year. Use it for auto programming and diagnostic.

Using it for battery maintenance when troubleshooting. AC ripple is very low. Would not start a car when connected. Would not disconnect under high load. Connected it to my SUV, turned key to on position, and turned everything else on I could think of- current flow was 50A (my Powermax is rated at 100A). Left it like this for over 30 minutes and the Powermax did really good, very little heat generated.

Works like it should