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  1. 10-04-2006, 01:59 PM #1
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    Battery chargers

    Well since my old shatty battery charger finaly took a dump I decided its time for a new one. I deffinately want a trickle charger with an engine start feature so that prety much means a wheeled cart version. What are some good brands for these things? Here's a few that I found just browsin the net and my likes/dislikes for them.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Schum...QQcmdZViewItem
    This one looks ok, and its a decent price but I've never heard of Schumacher.

    http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
    This one is prety pimp and even has a little air compressor too. It has 50 more starting amps than the other two also. It is the most expensive but I am liking it the best.

    http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
    This one looks more or less the same as the Schumacher, but its more expensive.
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    Don't you need a special charger to avoid damaging Dry Cell (i.e. Optima) batteries?
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    I impulse bought a schumacher like that one at O'reilly's and called it Father's Day or some bull****. It works like a champ, no waiting for it to kick on and off like the little ones. I think we had a schumacher before that was older than me. They are all made in China/Japan anyway, I figure 10 to 1 blah blah blah. Buying it from O'reilly's got me a warranty for a year or two. I want to say it was $120ish there.
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    If I understand right, it only has to be capable of trickle charge (1-2 amps). This is how we resurect the old army ones they throw away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by afroman006
    http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
    This one is prety pimp and even has a little air compressor too. It has 50 more starting amps than the other two also. It is the most expensive but I am liking it the best.
    I like this one, but the air compressor may be a little excessive. What self respectin mechanic would get a balla charger like this and not have a good aircompressor in his shop anyways. Might be good for the shadetree mechanic though, and no need for a big compressor if you are not needing to run tools and such.
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  6. 10-04-2006, 02:56 PM #6
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    you will have to pay 40 in shipping for the ebay one. cheaper to buy the sears ones at the store in the mall.

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    i wouldn't bother with the one that has the compressor. its probably dinky and would only be good for filling tires. buy the charger that charges only.

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    You don't have anything better to spend your money on than a battery charger? What's the matter with a good set of jumper cables? That charger is just one more thing to move when Davido evicts your ass.

    just my $.02, hope that helps
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    The lincoln ones are good. Ive seen them in northern tools.
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    I'll check out the lincoln ones, thanks for the tip. The main reason I'm liking the more expensive one is the 50 extra starting amps. With how much both Danny and I have been cranking our **** tryin to get it started we'll probably be using that feature alot.

    Eric, I have plenty of other stuff to spend money on but this is something I tell myself I need and I plan on having it forever so I'm not gonna cheap out on it.
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    If you have a Sam's card they have a nice looking one in the automotive aisle.
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    Advance sells that schumacher one for $108. You get 20% off that if i'm there
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    That's a badass deal right there!
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