SuperDave
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Man, there surely are a lot of ebay sellers from the UK peddling smart chargers. SuperDave, what search terms did you use on fleabay?
" Heavy duty battery charger"
Man, there surely are a lot of ebay sellers from the UK peddling smart chargers. SuperDave, what search terms did you use on fleabay?
That would be a good idea, but for a trickle charger pumping in an Amp or two, the voltage drop across those 2/0 cables will be nil.Anyone with more info, please let me know if this is a old wives' tale.
I had heard.. if possible, with dual batteries, connect to the positive terminal of one battery(#1), and the negative terminal of the other battery(#2). (to balance the voltage drop across the batteries)
Associated brand still makes analog style commercial chargers but they are expensive ~$500+. However a quick eBay search from typing "heavy duty battery charger" revealed that there are several analog style chargers still available n.o.s for prices more reasonable than $500
My junkyard friend saves old dead smart chargers for me to fix and return to him. I take out the smart board and discard it. Then I rearrange the wires, and write "not used" on the face plate by the now disconnected switch. The chargers enjoy a new life as dumb units. Once in a while I need to replace diodes. That's easy and inexpensive. My junkyard friend loves them. As you guys pointed out: they will charge a really dead battery. Blue skies.