Comments on: Never Look For Your Battery Charger Again http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:14:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ryan http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-404086 Ryan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:02:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-404086 I've got one of these installed on my 49' Chevy and it's awesome. I'm searching for the electrical short but in the mean time I never have a dead battery. Highly recommended. I’ve got one of these installed on my 49′ Chevy and it’s awesome. I’m searching for the electrical short but in the mean time I never have a dead battery. Highly recommended.

]]> By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-401613 Toolaremia Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:40:29 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-401613 Tony: I assume you mean charge multiple batteries one-at-a-time, right? I actually do that. I have pigtails on all of my cars that I use these chargers on. that way I can swap chargers around as I rotate through the herd. I use a pigtail with alligator clips for batteries not in a car. The current Sears <a href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02871219000P" rel="nofollow">version</a> includes a short pigtail and alligator clips. For the pigtails (in-fact, all my DC power systems), I've standardized on the Anderson <a href="http://www.scc-ares-races.org/hardware/andersonpp.html" rel="nofollow">PowerPoles</a>. They are great little genderless power connectors. Tony:
I assume you mean charge multiple batteries one-at-a-time, right?

I actually do that. I have pigtails on all of my cars that I use these chargers on. that way I can swap chargers around as I rotate through the herd. I use a pigtail with alligator clips for batteries not in a car. The current Sears version includes a short pigtail and alligator clips.

For the pigtails (in-fact, all my DC power systems), I’ve standardized on the Anderson PowerPoles. They are great little genderless power connectors.

]]> By: Tony http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-401544 Tony Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-401544 Is this better than installing some pigtails and running to an external charger? It's still a simple plug away from being connected, but you can charge multiple batteries with a single charger. Is this better than installing some pigtails and running to an external charger? It’s still a simple plug away from being connected, but you can charge multiple batteries with a single charger.

]]> By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399792 Toolaremia Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:13:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399792 Here we go again. :-) These chargers work great. I have a ten year old WestCo Marine AGM battery on the Craftsman-branded version and it's still going strong. It's in a car that sits all Winter and only runs a couple times a month in the Summer. All that hoo-ha about "multistage" chargers is true; they will make a battery last longer. But if you start with a charged battery (you just ran the car, right?) and don't need it to last 30 years, the on/off chargers will do just as well in my professional opinion and personal experience. Here we go again. :-)

These chargers work great. I have a ten year old WestCo Marine AGM battery on the Craftsman-branded version and it’s still going strong. It’s in a car that sits all Winter and only runs a couple times a month in the Summer.

All that hoo-ha about “multistage” chargers is true; they will make a battery last longer. But if you start with a charged battery (you just ran the car, right?) and don’t need it to last 30 years, the on/off chargers will do just as well in my professional opinion and personal experience.

]]> By: ShopMonger http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399664 ShopMonger Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:23:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399664 These work great..... Had a few and love them for boats... These work great….. Had a few and love them for boats…

]]> By: Putnameco http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399650 Putnameco Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:05:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/22/never-look-for-your-battery-charger-again/#comment-399650 I prefer the Battery Tender version of onboard charger. Most battery manufacturers recommend/offer multistage chargers over simple on-off style chargers. hXXp://toolmonger.com/2008/04/15/all-weather-battery-tending/#comments pdf link warning- hXXp://www yuasabatteries.com/pdfs/TechMan.pdf Replace XX from hXXp and repalce with tt, done to avoid moderation bot that doesn't post posts with multiple links. I prefer the Battery Tender version of onboard charger. Most battery manufacturers recommend/offer multistage chargers over simple on-off style chargers.

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