On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 15:46:44 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 13:13:36 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
news
Probably old news but I see in their latest monthly flier two new
battery chargers:
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-amp-...ner-63350.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/2815-a...ger-63299.html
They look interesting and I would probably get one if I didn't
already
have a similar CTEK Charger. The Maintenance mode isn't explained
for
either one. You would have to play with one to find out what it
does
while analyzing the output. I looked at all the comments and
didn't
find
anything there either. They claim to have a reconditioning mode
for
desulphating, but how it does this isn't explained...
Currently there is a $39.99 coupon for the larger version #63299.
Code
29790926 thru 10-31-2017.
--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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I'm trying to learn to quickly determine and sometimes improve the
condition of old and second-hand batteries with my home made
metered,
adjustable chargers and the HF carbon pile load. A commercial
charger
that doesn't display battery voltage and charging current won't help
me.
This partly explains how, using a Harbor Freight manual charger and
a
Variac:
https://forums.goodsamclub.com/index...print/true.cfm
"The CONTROL that a VARIAC affords a transformer charger battery
charger makes the most "expensive" so called smart-charger
equalization mode a Marx Brothers farce. So-called smart chargers
cannot hope to accomplish what a human being can with a VARIAC,
battery charger, digital voltmeter and an accurate hydrometer."
"Shore power" is a boating term that means electricity from the
grid,
instead of the boat's generator or battery.
-jsw
I'm curious: What do you think of the advice and tutorial info from
this site?
http://batteryuniversity.com/
--
Ed Huntress
Their explanations are clear and don't conflict with other battery
manufacturers' recommendations. This is the sponsor:
http://www.cadex.com/en
-jsw
Good, and thanks. I've been using them as a source for 8 or 10 years,
and I just wanted to be sure I wasn't leading anyone astray.
--
Ed Huntress