"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Last year I bought a Vector battery charger, the blue "marine" model that
has 2/10/20/35 amp charge rates, and I've used it a couple of times to
charge my tractor battery, car battery and boat batteries. It works well
as a charger at the 2/10/20 rates. Never tried the 35 amp rate.

But the charger also "reconditions" batteries, or so the advertising and
manual say, using a 24-hour cycle to desulfate battery plates. I've never
used this feature, but I loaned the charger to a buddy and he reports
that it actually revived two batteries he was about to toss. I don't have
any other details.

My one gripe about the charger is that its LED readouts are virtually
impossible to read outdoors, even in indirect light.

I got one of the small ones and liked it so much I got the bigger one with
up to 40 amps charge rate and a 100 amp "start engine" setting. Like you,
I revived a couple of motorcycle batteries that sat all winter and would
not take a charge with a regular charger.

Unfortunately, after using it maybe 6 times the bigger one died. Plugged
it in one day and it went "pop" and a small trail of smoke rose out of it.
The little one still works but you have to slap it around to get the fan
running. They are great chargers but I am not so sure about the quality.

Eisboch

www.eisboch.com


Why not just buy a new battery? I personally don't want to take any
chances. If a battery goes dead, why risk your peace of mind and safety for
maybe another 10% to 20% of its normal life?