DEAD DEAL Inexpensive BatteryMINDer $14.99
Ran across this deal at Northern Tool and thought I would share. I have two Deltran Battery Tender but have lusted after the BatteryMINDer with desulfation pulse mode. I use these to maintain the ...
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Harvey51 wrote:Harvey51 wrote:
I just got 4 of these $5 ones. They all work, putting half an amp into a car battery or garden tractor battery. Better than I expected.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Car-Truck-Motorcycle-12V-Smart-Compact-Battery-Charger-Tender-Maintainer-FNRG-/390939425642?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item5b05ce3b6a
I withdraw the recommendation!!! Two of the four have already failed after one use. I took them apart and found a complex electronic circuit beginning with full wave rectification of the 120 V input, which part works. Looks like an improvised switching power supply. I reheated all the solder joints with no effect.
Harvey51,
Be sure to contact the seller. You may get a full (or near full) refund, without incurring the cost of returning the items.
I recently gave a neutral feedback (not a negative feedback) on a pair of test leads, and was offered a 50% refund, if I would change it to a positive feedback. So I changed it to a positive feedback, but still said the leads were sub-par in the comments section. Got my 50% back, no problem.
