On 1/26/2021 6:28 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:59:10 -0500,
wrote:

On 1/26/21 2:44 PM, alan wrote:
My 40 year old steel case 6 amp automotive battery charger finally died.
I only want to replace it (and I don't want a contraption that jumps cars).

One thing I sometimes hate about Usenet is that people answer questions
that were not asked, even questions that posters said they didn't want
an answer for.

But.... My battery went dead at a hamfest a couple years ago and a guy
with one of those little things jumped it. No bigger than 2 or 3 packs
of cigarettes. I still don't know how they work and can't believe they
do. It was a big convenience. My battery is almost new now but I
still plan to buy one


I just want a new 120VAC simple sturdy 12VDC automotive car battery
charger.
And I don't get out to the stores much lately.

Mine had an analog meter, and a 6V/12V switch (which I never used at 6V).
If they still come with an analog amperage needle, that would be nice.

Any advice where to get a good simple sturdy 12VDC battery charger online?

Here is Amazon least expensive charger with meter

https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Ba...dp/B07NVHBPDV/

URL says motorcycle but it's also for autos. 5 amp w/digital meter for
more than just amps


It looks pretty nice and only $27. I wish I needed one but I still have
the ones my cousin gave me in 1965 and the one I found broken on the
sidewalk in Brooklyn in 1975.


Digital conversion technology does not need big honking transformers to
produce the proper power.