[AT] Battery Charger recommendations

[Mike M]

On 4/27/2016 12:22 AM, Mogrits wrote:
> The little Schumaker smartchargers will not do anything on a dead battery.
> The tiny ones that are the size of KJV Bible nor the flat ones will even
> attempt to charge a flat battery in my experience, and i just threw away a
> briefcase sized one a couple weeks ago and have another Bible sized one I
> don't even bring out any more.
>
> I wish they still made "dumb" chargers that put out about 13-14 volts at 10
> amps for as long as you set the timer.
>
> In my experience of late- the heavier the charger, the best use you will
> get from it. I have thrown away three in the last month.
>
> Warren
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
>> I'll jump in here with an antique tractor reference.   I have a cheapie
>> shoe box sized harbor freight Chicago electric charger with automatic mode
>> and six volt setting.  Got it for antique tractors.  Cost me like 35$ if
>> that much . It also has a 55 AMP start setting. The 55 AMP start setting
>> won't start a big diesel but it will start an easy turning gas tractor
>> engine if you let it charge the battery for a little while first.  If you
>> don't do that the dead battery is too much of a load for a mere 55amps.
>>
>> I have used and abused that thing for 15 years.    My wife completely
>> drained her car battery just a week or so ago and I used it then.  Still
>> works great.
>>
>> I also bought my son a nice shoe box sized schmaucher (sp?) that had a
>> desulfate mode.   That mode saved at least one battery so it paid for
>> itself.  I will say that it did not save two others I assumed only had
>> sulfate shorts so maybe not as effective as one hopes.   But again - if
>> desulfate mode saves one battery getting that feature will pay for the
>> charger.
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>
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