Ignoramus7945 wrote:
I have a lot of things, most of which have batteries, and therefore I
have a lot of battery chargers.

My experience with them has been generally negative. The worst are the
so called "smart" chargers.

The problem is that they are often the opposite of "smart". They go
crazy and stop charging for no reason, or worse, drain the batteries.
Additionally, they fail due to things such as cold weather or
whatever, things any decently made item should handle.

The chargers, at least for lead acid batteries, would really be better
off, if they simply tried to maintain 13.3 volts or some such.

My question is, is my experience unique and atypical, or have you also
had bad experience with battery chargers.

Thanks

i

I have some good ones, until they broke. Some lead acid chargers I built
with 80s. Chip, with temp sensing. Don't know if any still work. My trusty
4 amp manual charger for lead acid still working after 35 years. I got an
old Eico variable variac battery eliminator is nice to use manually.

Greg