[gooseneck]

Geez the C Teks are a bit overpriced aren't they?

50% more than Victron.

12v/10A Victron: $200 on amazon.com.au
12v/10A C-Tek: $279 on amazon.com.au

What is the appeal exactly?

Victron is a 'premium' brand and even the Victron balks at the C-Tek's price.

I've found things that are engineered in "enter 1st world country name here" are going based upon a presumed reputation of quality where there is none. German cars for example, designed well and look good but expensive as hell and really not worth your time and money.

You know its not that difficult to engineer a charge curve for a lead acid battery. I even did it once with an arduino. Doubt there is any smarts in overpaying for a charger. Just saying once the sale is off I wouldn't bother with one and if the sale brings it down to the price of a victron then its not really a sale then is it. More of a slimey tactic designed to get you into the Repco store. Something that I've experienced in the past with repco.

Also last time I walked into Repco I hopped out with only a walking stick under one arm. Have always found their stuff to be typically much more expensive than other stores.

$2 here and there above the other priced items. $4.95 in other areas. But it adds up.

(Hint: Arm and a leg joke)