[AT] Battery Charger recommendations

Richard Fink Sr rfinksr at verizon.net
Mon Apr 25 08:48:21 PDT 2016


Charlie that was 90 out the door was it i got one for my tiller at same 
time you said about them. And right they are great.
R Fink Sr
PA

On 4/25/2016 11:16 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I don't know about their electrics although I think I have a cheap drill
> motor or two
> and maybe a couple of side grinders from their that I bought to use on a job
> site,
> however, the 6.5 HP, honda knockoff, horizontal shaft engine that I bought
> from them
> to put on my garden tiller is flawless after three seasons and at the sale
> price I paid,
> (about $80.00 out the door) it was less than half of the price of the gas
> tank I needed
> to repair the 20 year old 5 hp B&S that came on the tiller.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 11:00 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Battery Charger recommendations
>
> When Dean discovered those Harbor Freight float chargers, I jumped right
> on those things.  Man, they were cheap and were supposed to do exactly
> what I was wanting done.  I think out of six, maybe one will still
> work.  Dunno.  It has never been used, as after ruining one battery and
> two or three of the units quit working, they went to the trash.
>
> I have not been satisfied with one purchase from Harbor Freight. All
> junk.  Period!
>
> Around 40plus years ago I bought a portable Dayton Battery
> charger/booster.  6 or 12 volt.  Settings are: Low charge, high charge,
> boost.  I would have to go look, but on 12 volt I think the low is 10
> amp, high is 30.  boost is 300.  It reduces charge rate as the battery
> charges up.  Increases charge rate as use demands.  Cost was right at 70
> bucks.  Everyone I knew at the time had a complete fit that I would
> spend that kind of money on a battery charger.  Guess what?  It has been
> used extensively, as for about 35 years it was my only battery charger
> with no need to replace it.  I did add a charger due to needing one at
> another location 200 miles away.  My Dayton is on a battery as I write
> this, working perfectly as it has always done.  You can get what you pay
> for, sometimes.
>
> Ron Cook, Salix, IA
>
> on 4/25/2016 9:04 AM, Mike M wrote:
>> I can't comment on the Harbor Freight ones; the ones I use are made by
>> Deltran and it's their Battery Tender Jr model. I have one for almost
>> all my batteries.  Those that sit over the winter are especially prone
>> to draw down. The charger keeps them in tip-top shape.
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>> On 4/24/2016 10:52 PM, Dean VP wrote:
>>> Mike,
>>>     I agree with that with one caveat. I bought 3 or 4 of the cheapo
>>> Harbor
>>> freight versions and they seemed to do the job until I found one where
>>> the
>>> plastic caser had melted.  Now I don't trust any of them unattended. If
>>> you
>>> can't use them unattended they are worthless in my opinion.  I just plain
>>> have lousy luck with any electrical from Harbor Freight.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dean VP
>>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>>
>>> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike M
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:34 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Battery Charger recommendations
>>>
>>> I'm a fan of battery tenders that are left on all the time. Batteries are
>>> getting more expensive all the time. they seem like a good investment to
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Mike M
>>>
>>>
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