Black and Decker VEC1093DBD equivelent
I have the VEC1093DBD smart charger and am very happy with it. I bought it at least 5 years ago. I'm trying to find an equivalent for a friend but can't seem to find one. The VEC isn't made anymore...
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Transformer boost jump starting requires a ten pound transformer. The transformer provides two extremely different functions.
1) It charges the battery similar to the high freek charger
2) It jumps in and actually pushes when the starter is engaged
The high-freek does all that it can then automatically goes off line when the Delta T is exceeded. Not much boost there.
When I lived in the mountains when woolly mammoths roamed, I had a 14 volt booster and a 26 volt booster battery booster setup. Start cranking then close a giant relay. Cannot be done with today's electronics. About the largest CCA starter battery is a high plate count BCI group 65 battery which will accept a max bulk of around 48 amps. Silly to have a high-freek charger larger than that except where dual engine start batteries are employed.
What happens when a HF charger exceeds it's amperage potential? This is worth pondering...when boost starting is involved.
1) It charges the battery similar to the high freek charger
2) It jumps in and actually pushes when the starter is engaged
The high-freek does all that it can then automatically goes off line when the Delta T is exceeded. Not much boost there.
When I lived in the mountains when woolly mammoths roamed, I had a 14 volt booster and a 26 volt booster battery booster setup. Start cranking then close a giant relay. Cannot be done with today's electronics. About the largest CCA starter battery is a high plate count BCI group 65 battery which will accept a max bulk of around 48 amps. Silly to have a high-freek charger larger than that except where dual engine start batteries are employed.
What happens when a HF charger exceeds it's amperage potential? This is worth pondering...when boost starting is involved.
