Black and Decker VEC1093DBD equivelent

marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:

Drew A. wrote:
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. Any suggestions?

The 40A charge setting is great for a pair of 6V golf cart batteries.

Thanks, Drew

Funny I just bought this exact charger a few months ago for $12 at a pawn shop.......works awesome.

I was wrong, mine is a Vector VEC 1097A before Black&Decker took over.
2/10/30 amp with 80 amp start. Nice and small.

What I Recommend... as a Stand Alone battery charger for 200 amp hours or more of batteries (or half that in Starting batteries) Progressive Dynamis 9260 Plug in (Comes with a power cord)

Yes. this is a RV type Converter. But it is also a very good SMART battery charger Unlike many "Smart" chargers it will auto-switch back to BOOST (Bulk) if needed.

What I use: Primary. 9180 with charge wizard (Essentially same as above.. identical if you add the optional dongle)

Backup: Deltran Battery Tender Plus.. now this is not the old little 1-4 amp battery tender. It's a full service box

It has 4 modes counting off
0:off
1: Tend. just an amp or two.. Like the little ones
2: Boost 20 amps. with smart shut down (Must be manually initiated)
3: Jump start 70 amps. (have never used)

about 100 bucks at Auto Zone et-al.

My story
9180 (OEM) died late one Sat. Figured it out Sun Noon. Odds of getting another 9180 on Sunday approach zero. Got the Deltran and popped it into 20 amp mode. Using my Smart Phone and the Deltran AP I was able to monitor the charge Took till NOON on Monday when I unplugged and hit the road for Tekonsha MI
Halloween AM (yup it was that time of year) I drove up to Marshall (Car only) walked in the Parts/Service door and the gal ask "Can I help you" I pointed to the 9180 and said "DEAD".. Through those doors
Inside We did the Can I help you/Dead bit only this time it was On my desk.
238 Dollars later (Tax included) I was on the road back to Tekonsha and did a Temp Install.. (Finished a while later when the weather was better in South Carolina than it was in MI) Figure I'm' good for at least another decade :).

Well you are one lucky fellow

Drew A. wrote:
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. Any suggestions?

The 40A charge setting is great for a pair of 6V golf cart batteries.

Thanks, Drew

Funny I just bought this exact charger a few months ago for $12 at a pawn shop.......works awesome.

The early Vectors from before about 2005 (eg 1093A) had only a pulse type "recondition mode" which did not raise the battery voltage at all. (pulse mode being of dubious value as more testing has shown)

The next generation of Vectors, eg, 1093D s had both the original "recondition" and the new "equalize" modes. The equalize mode required you select Wet and not AGM and also be in the 4 amp setting. It went/goes to 15.7 (temp adjusted--when cold out you can see 16.x) does its thing at 4.1 amps, which then taper, so eventually it says FUL and shuts down. Time at E varies so it can take several hours or not very long--somehow it "knows" how long the batts need.

That means you can do an equalize overnight while asleep and don't have to be there to shut it off. Works great!!! 6s reach baseline SG--gottaluvit!

When Black and Decker took over,around 2005, that 1093D became known as the VEC1093DBD. Then Stanley came on the scene and then they palmed it all off to somebody else, who has completely dropped the ball, so here we are. :(

I can use my PowerMax ADJ model converter with cut off jumper cable wires in the output terminals as a sort of higher amp Vector, but it is not a complete substitute:

A- it has only the one amps setting, for the constant amps bulk stage,
not four choices like the Vector. (40/20/10/4) If the amps are too high, you need a lower amps rating converter

B- the PM-ADJ lets you pick voltages, so you can do the same as the VEC for temp adjustments, but it is not automatic--you find out the proper voltage and set that yourself.

C- it does not shut down by itself when Equalization at say 16v is complete. You have to monitor that and shut it off yourself, so can't do it while asleep overnight.

IAW, there seems to be nothing like the VEC1093DBD anymore, which is a great pity.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Notice how PULSE hyperbole has died down?

No I have not noticed that. Xantrex (xpower 15 or 40) sold portable charger to vector to BD and had 16v 'recondition', now the NEW stuff (Baccus global, BD CAT DEWALT STANLEY) has pulse at low voltage. That is what I have noticed.

xantrex xpower recondition max 16.5vDC, https://invertersrus.com/wp-content/uploads/images/products/pdf/xpower.pdf
No need to replace if it kept on working. programmable solar solves crappy chargers.

It done pulses more money out of the wallets of the susceptible. Notice how PULSE hyperbole has died down?

To punnit

A PHASE HAS RUN IT'S COURSE. Wonder what the next one will be? New tire construction that "Grossly Increases Fuel Mileage"? GREEN car polish? A hook embedded in the passenger's door?

I have a 15A BD and 30A dewalt both from HomeDepot
Both hold 14.4 v charging and claim temp adjustment at hi F and low F (sun/snowflake).

The recondition function is some god awful pulse @ 14.4v IIRC that does nothing!!

https://www.baccusglobal.com/ = BD CAT DEWALT STANLEY 12v electronics

Then, how about this one?

or
Same one, different country....