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• Re: Charger recommendations for camper?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:28:45 -0700
  ...This is an old-fashioned ferrous charger masquerading as a pulse charger. It even has the case of a pulse charger. Can anyone explain...
• Dumb Battery charger?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:59:36 -0700
  Does anyone know where I could get an old time "dumb" battery charger? A small, homowner-style..maybe 10amps max? I have three inexpensive...
• Solar charger question
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:45:30 -0800
  Not to risk continuing the tesla/edison debates about solar chargers, way back at the beginning someone mentioned several low-cost Harbor Freight chargers...
• Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:05:27 -0400
  ...battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to >battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low. Not likely. Can't say it's impossible...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:34:50 -0700
  On 7/18/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Is you smart charger designed to permanently installed? If so, there > should > be no...
• Re: Solar charger question
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:20:20 -0000
  ...Solar charger question > Not to risk continuing the tesla/edison debates about solar chargers, > way back at the beginning someone mentioned several low-cost...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:06:40 -0700
  RE: Chargers Look at the Progressive Dynamics chargers. Shop the price. Mine has been fine, 40 amp, not to big.
• Battery charging question... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:58:33 -0500
  This is related to the question about digital chargers I posted last week. I was recently camped in the same spot for four days...
• Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:35:26 -0600
  About a month ago, I mated a trickle charger with a cig lighter plug so I could plug up the westy electrical socket to...
• Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:34:45 -0700
  Dunno if this is helpful or not, but I have a charger that has indicator lights on it, and if you leave it hooked...
• Re: Alternate to blocking diode
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 06:50:21 PST
  ...That way when there is power to the charger the coil will be energized and its contacts closed connecting the charger to the battery...
• Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:27:14 -0700
  ...battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to > battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low. > > Would a connected/off charger drain a battery...
• Re: Dumb Battery charger?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:20:26 -0400
  ...charger? A > small, homowner-style..maybe 10amps max? > > I have three inexpensive chargers right now (counting a Battery > Tender)....so called "Smart Chargers" or...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 17:57:17 -0700
  At 05:41 PM 8/1/2013, Karl Mullendore wrote: >That (7.2-amp) charger is far too small fr anything much larger than...
• Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:23:17 -0700
  ...battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low. Would a connected/off charger drain a battery...
• Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:26:17 -0500
  Good morning to all My 20 year old Sears craftsman battery charger went south yesterday trying to trickle charge my Westy main battery! Does...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:49 -0700
  Ok semi-thread-jack....my experience with Smart Chargers...Unsatisfactory in almost all cases for me. The Suckers just never work for me when...
• Re: Digital chargers... a problem?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:23:10 -0700
  Absolutely! I found this out with my spiffy new Vector Computerized charger. It wouldn't charge my battery because it was below 11 volts...
• Re: Dual battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:57:41 -0500
  Those Guest chargers are very well regulated and designed to be left turned on. They are not a cheap charger that just delivers voltage...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 21:09:37 -0400
  A 7- or 8-amp charger will never bring a battery that's been drained significantly back up at a proper rate. This can...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:25:47 -0800
  Hi, I have been happy with a small charger made by Exide. It has a 2 amp/6 amp selector and overcharging protection. Raymond...
• Re: Dumb Battery charger?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:40:12 -0400
  ...charger? A >> small, homowner-style..maybe 10amps max? >> >> I have three inexpensive chargers right now (counting a Battery >> Tender)....so called "Smart Chargers" or...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:09:44 -0700
  ...Fridge off, connected old charger, set it to 12 Amps on "Deep Cycle". In 1-2 hours, charger showed battery at 90% charger outputting...
• Re: Onboard Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:43:44 -0700
  ...On 6/26/07, andy.highland <andy@420.am> wrote: > > I use this charger with an odyssey pc1200 AGM battery: > > http://www.batterystuff.com...
• Re:[f]Niners and Chargers! Whew!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 09:02:30 EST
  My vote is for the Chargers. I have to qualify that however ... Stan-the-man was originally with the Washington Redskins. The 'nut' in...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:38:33 -0500
  Stuart, I think I thoroughly checked out about 100 chargers and am going stare crazy at all the facts, all the positive and negative...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:14:46 -0800
  ...Glad this was in the wee hours, outside, while on an old inexpensive charger. No clue about the cause of the explosion. I've...
• Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:05:27 -0700
  ...battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to >> battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low. > > Not likely. �Can't say it's impossible...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:01:41 -0800
  When my 2/10 amp trickle charger died ~20 years ago, I bit the bullet and bought a real battery charger. Expensive? Yes. Worth...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:45:38 -0700
  ...Bypass diode between NC and > common, in case unhooking the powered charger generates a spike (many > chargers specify to connect the battery before plugging...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 12:11:09 -0800
  I forgot, I actually store four cars now, so I need another one! So far, the Sears charger on my MGB has kept the...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:43:03 -0400
  At 05:03 PM 9/20/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I have a little "smart charger" in the van which trickles the house...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:11:49 -0700
  ...Yes, the 1314 will allow charging of both only if the charger is on the starting battery. If you put the charger on the...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:58:57 -0800
  I've been using Ctek chargers for years now, and have three, one on each of the three cars I store. On the two...
• Re: Dual battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:26:09 -0500
  These chargers are full, 3 stage charges. They will provide bulk, absorption and float. They are designed to be connected and turned on all...
• Trickle chargers was: Group 41 As house battery,
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 11:06:35 -0500
  ...Not all the chargers are created equal but I didn’t thing there was harm to a trickle charger. Now looking for a charger...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:58:06 +1300
  > I have to say that the three vw chargers I got >off ebay have all been good(about 20 dollars with >shipping). The first...
• Re: Lifespan of Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 6 Oct 2022 08:25:18 -0700
  ...I just wonder if any smart chargers are smart enough to know, when charging power is restored, and they find the battery at X...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 22:13:08 -0700
  I am certainly no authority when it comes to DC electrics and chargers and solar but I've been around lots of RVers who...
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:52:13 -0600
  Actually, the unit I had in mind was a solar trickle charger, not 110v, and that was more what I was asking about than...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 12:39:06 -0700
  ...However, a given charger can provide only so much current. A small charger may not be able to provide enough current to bring a...
• Re: Trickle Charger Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 01:08:26 +0000
  ...Trickle Charger Hookup >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:03:06 -0700 > >This weekend I picked up a little trickle charger that I'd...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:47:04 -0700
  Howdy trickle charger wannabees, Yesterday I was in Harbor Freight store here in Salt lake and they had a solar trickle charger for $19...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:18:14 -0400
  ...Bypass diode between NC and > common, in case unhooking the powered charger generates a spike (many > chargers specify to connect the battery before plugging...
• Re: Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:57:28 -0500
  ...Battery Charger Has anyone used a Guest Automatic Float Charger on their battery for the winter?
• Re: Power Converters RV, RV Battery chargers from Progressive Dynamics
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:00:12 -0400
  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-converters/55-8805.htm These converter chargers combined with the charge wizard are fantastic. I had the 80...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:41:51 -0400
  That charger is far too small fr anything much larger than a lawnmower battery. I'd recommend a 20-30A Iota charger. Karl On...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:14:40 -0500
  ...You need to make sure the charger does not dry the batteries out. This charger is a bit too high for AGM. It also...
• Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:15:24 -0500
  Blog post on a Dual USB charger I added to the rear of the van. This install and location works great if you're...
• Re: [f]Niners and Chargers! Whew!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 10:36:45 -0800 (PST)
  Pete Sellers writes: > > My vote is for the Chargers. YEAH! At last someone else on this list with the intelligence to recognize such a...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:27:47 -0700
  ...Recently, I mistakenly drained this new 100 Ah battery down to 11.xx Volts then used this 7 Amp charger to bring it back...
• Re: Trickle Charger Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:36:30 -0600
  Entity JD Foster spoke thus: > This weekend I picked up a little trickle charger that I'd like to > permanently install and hardwire so...
• Re: Onboard Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - andy.highland
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:31:04 -0700
  I use this charger with an odyssey pc1200 AGM battery: http://www.batterystuff.com/battery-chargers/12-volt/5-10amps/ GU2611-1.html -andy...
• Charging Lithium Battery with Redarc
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Fri, 1 May 2020 04:09:09 -0500
  ...This cycling is not ideal for longevity of all chargers involved, and may even cause the 6A charger to log an error as the...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:38:28 -0800
  I assume you mean the charger is putting out 17v, and that's way too much. The charger is bad. Charging voltage should be...
• Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Pamela Browning
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 18:56:18 -0500
  Has anyone used a Guest Automatic Float Charger on their battery for the winter?
• Re: Temperature compensated battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:26:15 -0700
  there are instructions on how to build a dc dc charger on the battery info doc i recently posted on my blog http://shufti...
• Re: Dual battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:54:13 -0800
  ...Dual battery chargers > Marinco sells a 110V battery charger that will charge two batteries > at once--two 5 amp outputs. (http://www.marinco.com...
• Onboard Battery Charger Sizing (Was: Oops.....)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:54:35 -0700
  ...Ya I shoulda done the charger back draw math beforehand. ;) I will say that I was so used to my old higher Amp charger...
• Re: Dual battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:47:05 -0500
  ...it is usually unnecessary to use a charger during the week if the van is driven most weekends. although an ordinary charger is not...