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MEXICOWANDERER
Dec 30, 2017Explorer
TRICKLE CHARGER yet another battery related BUZZWORD
The first trickle chargers appeared many decades ago. They were LABELED and called trickle chargers.
They "tickled" the battery with a constant tiny uncontrolled charge.
And boiled thousands dry.
And got a deserved bad reputation.
Today...
Battery maintenance chargers are called FLOAT chargers
Which is a more accurate description of newer chargers that actually do not overfeed a battery to death.
The first trickle chargers appeared many decades ago. They were LABELED and called trickle chargers.
They "tickled" the battery with a constant tiny uncontrolled charge.
And boiled thousands dry.
And got a deserved bad reputation.
Today...
Battery maintenance chargers are called FLOAT chargers
Which is a more accurate description of newer chargers that actually do not overfeed a battery to death.
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