Battery chargers

[Don selleck]

Shopping for a new battery charger, I've had a few over the past 5 years or so, seems like there junk after about a year or so. I got a nice rolling Shumacher for Christmas a while back, wouldn't work right out of the box. My son emailed them for a return and they said you can keep it, crazy I guess the shippping is more than what the charger was worth. I took the cover off and there was 2 wires that weren't connected, plugged them in and it worked fine for about a year. Would like to get a smart one that senses when the battery is charged, but reliability is #1. Wondered if anyone has bought one in the last few years that hasn't given them any trouble, thanks in advance.

 

[MarPar]

I have had one of these for about a year and they work great. Lead-acid, li-ion (it will do agm's, but I can't speak to that).

NOCO GENIUS10 6V 12V 10A Smart Battery Charger For Trucks, SUVs, Cars, Diesel Trucks, & RVs – Automatic Charger, Maintainer, Trickle Charger

The NOCO GENIUS10 is a compact yet powerful 6V and 12V 10A smart battery charger, maintainer, trickle charger, and desulfator for lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, including automotive, marine, and deep-cycle types such as flooded, gel, AGM, SLA, maintenance-free, and LiFePO4. Compatible with...

no.co

 

[Don selleck]

looks like that one does about everything, from trickle normal even bring back ones from dead, for pretty much most battery styles. thanks,

 

[OMTWF-72SE]

I second the noco10, I switched to it after less than stellar from a battery tender model that couldn't handle multiple years of Az heat for a car stored in an uninsulated garage. A friend has a noco gb70 jump box that saved the day recently when the battery failed on my '38. Trickle charger had turned off and I didn't notice

 

[themechanic]

NOCO GENIUS1: 1A 6V/12V Smart... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W46BX31?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[Don selleck]

thats a tiny one nice for a trickle charger, and pretty cheap on the price.

 

[themechanic]

thats a tiny one nice for a trickle charger, and pretty cheap on the price.

Exactly why I bought it. Most of the time I charge the battery the old fashioned way.

 

[themechanic]

Exactly why I bought it. Most of the time I charge the battery the old fashioned way.

BTW, my old original Battery Tender I bought in 2012 is still doing what it's supposed to.


Battery Tender 021-0128 Battery... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00068XCQU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

BTW, my old original Battery Tender I bought in 2012 is still doing what it's supposed to.


Battery Tender 021-0128 Battery... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00068XCQU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Glad to hear it’s holding up. Have mine since 2018 knock on wood

 

[turbine68rt]

Had this one for many years, no issues.
https://a.co/d/i2Bj78X

 

[Darter6]

I agree with NOCO. Same as themechanic I too have a Battery Tender that is 24 years old and works just fine.

 

[Don selleck]

I just ordered it, so glad I got all you guys opinion, thanks to all!

 

[Sinitro]

BTW, my old original Battery Tender I bought in 2012 is still doing what it's supposed to.


Battery Tender 021-0128 Battery... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00068XCQU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

If the Battery Tender is that old, most likely it does not have the Desulfator feature.
It is crucial as the battery can have a high build-up sulfate buildup causing the battery tender to overload and possibly short out starting a fire.
I had this happen to me, but fortunately I caught it in time the Battery Tender had shorted out and was all mishaped and badly deformed/warped.
I called Battery Tender, reported the quality issue to Tech Support report, they replied don't worry throw it away and sent me a new one. 2 Weeks later I got a panic call from one of their product quality engineers wanting the old, defective unit returned so they could investigate further. Too late already gone into the dumpster.

Just my $0.02...

 

[Don selleck]

That happened to a friend of mine had a old trickle charger on his vette, ended up losing his shop the vette a very nice boat and a grade all telescopic boom lift. His insurance paid out and he bought a house in florida around the time of the mortgage collapse. He came out smellin like a rose, good thing no one was hurt because his son did stay in an apartment he had built upstairs ocassionally.

 

[33 IMP]

I have a roll-around Schumacher that still works good, that is forty years old. But it has ZERO automatic features. I'd better not forget it's on.
I use a couple cheap little lead acid/agm chargers from hf much more often.