From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 30/1/21 7:07 am, Tom wrote:   
   > On 2021-01-27, Xeno  wrote:   
   >> On 27/1/21 9:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>> On 01/26/2021 12:04 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).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 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?   
   >   
   >> A problem I have found with the so called smart chargers is that they   
   >> can't handle a battery that is close to flat. I do have a smart 6/12V   
   >> charger and it is handy for some 6 volt batteries I have. The one I   
   >> mentioned above only does 12 Volts which, up until recently, was all I   
   >> ever needed.   
   >   
   > A trick I picked up somewhere along the way for smart chargers and dead   
   > batteries: if you wire a charged battery in parallel with the dead battery,   
   > the charger will operate as expected.  You can disconnect the helper   
   > battery after a few hours to finish charging the dead battery alone.   
   >   
   > Tom   
   >   
   Yeah, I thought I might need to resort to something like your idea above   
   but I left the smart charger connected for quite some time and it   
   eventually started pulse charging. I will know next time I need to top   
   it up whether the pulse charging and trickle charging have worked with   
   that particular battery.   
      
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