[AT] Manual battery chargers for very dead batteries.

[charlie hill]

I have tricked a new fangled battery charger before by putting another
battery in the circuit long enough to get the dead one to start charging.
All you need is a set of jumper cables.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Thomas O Mehrkam 
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 7:57 AM 
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com 
Subject: Re: [AT] Manual battery chargers for very dead batteries. 

A clue.  Make sure they are NOT legal in California and Oregon.

Amazon has a few that appear to be manual.  One states they can be used 
for electrolysis removing rust from steel. Shumacher brand.

On 11/16/2016 6:48 AM, Thomas O Mehrkam wrote:
> They assume we are all too stupid to use a battery charger.  I wonder 
> if it is a safety mandate?
>
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> On 11/15/2016 8:24 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>> I no longer seem to be able to find "truly" manual battery 
>> chargers.   I've bought two different ones advertised as "manual" and 
>> the second is about to go back to the store.   Neither would output 
>> current if it can't sense a minimum voltage.   To me that does not 
>> constitute "manual". "Manual" to me means you plug it in and you have 
>> 12 volts at the leads.   This no longer seems to be the case.  This 
>> one below was advertised as a manual charger and the sticker on the 
>> top clearly indicates it won't charge very dead batteries, power my 
>> electrolysis, act as an AC->DC transformer for me or nothing.
>>
>> Anyone know of a good, truly manual charger that I can buy?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Spencer Yost
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