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(ET) name names: battery chargers
Now that you've got me straightened out on small chargers for my AA and
AAA batteries, I want to get something for my larger batteries. :-)
I'd LIKE to be able to charge car, E-T, and gel batteries, 6 and 12v,
with a charger that will be smart enough to do each of them
appropriately. Don't want it to take forever to charge, but speed isn't
a priority.
After studying the archives and doing some research I've found some
fairly expensive chargers that would fit the bill, but very few that are
less than the $100 limit I'd LIKE to have.
One that seems like a good fit--though 6A is max current--is this:
http://store.schumachermart.com/sc-600a.html.
It says it will do AGM's but doesn't mention gel's. (It's larger
version the SC 1000A--which won't do 6v--has a selector button labeled
AGM/gell, so I'm guessing choosing that mode works for either one, and
would be the same on the 600A?)
Schumacher tells me it uses 3 stage charging--current, V, then float.
And, it's less than $50.
IIRC, some had concerns about inadequate max current. I do have a
couple old chargers with 10A capability, if that helps.
Appreciate any thoughts you have about this one, or others I might have
missed.
Thanks.
Thon
On a related note: WHY are so many chargers so expensive?? Are the
parts themselves that expensive? I would have thought with modern
electronics and technology this would be fairly cheap to do??