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Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:20:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dumb Battery charger?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEuLtC=EDO8mWTr9gpxzAbehCbg0wXLKm3dPzjTD2W7c=fw@mail.gmail.com>
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One i have has a timed mode but otherwise is dumb. Got it at local FLAPS.

Its bigger as it is a roll around type

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On Aug 28, 2011, at 13:59, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Does anyone know where I could get an old time "dumb" battery charger? A > small, homowner-style..maybe 10amps max? > > I have three inexpensive chargers right now (counting a Battery > Tender)....so called "Smart Chargers" or some such. None of them works very > well, they all have switch issues and won't charge properly without > sometimes 'fooling' their 'smart' circuits. > Back "in the day" I recall chargers that you just plugged into the wall > and they charged your battery...you monitored the charge and turned it off > when done...if you forgot, it cooked the battery, but they always charged. > They didn't need 'some' voltage coming back to the charger from a battery to > start charging, or whatever the heck all these so called "smart chargers" > require before they will actually charge the frikkin dead battery.... > > Are there any simple chargers available without all the automatic features > that make them NOT CHARGE unless everything is 'perfect'? > > Don Hanson


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