Portable battery charger. What do you carry?

There is only one haha... I use the Black and Decker VEC1093DBD


Hasn't let me down yet...

Roy Ken

If some is good , more is better

Whats the story there BFL? Are you doing each battery individually?

No, I do (did) the whole bank starting with 130amps. That is the most the Honda 3000 can do before popping its breaker with these non-PF corrected chargers. As the bank charges up the lower voltage chargers (the three older model Vectors at 14.6v) drop out leaving the 14.8v newer model still going at 40a, then it tapers to the end.

Now I have a 100a PowerMax converter rigged up as a portable charger so it is like a 100a Vector! Wheee! So now I only use that instead of dragging out more chargers. Getting lazy.

RoyB wrote:
There is only one haha... I use the Black and Decker VEC1093DBD


Hasn't let me down yet...

Roy Ken

I have probably tried to use mine (just like yours) perhaps a total of 10 hours total. The cooling fan quit almost immediately. Bought a new fan off of EBay and it also quit almost immediately. I now hook it up and put an external fan right next to it to keep it cool. Wish it did work for me but it was a bad choice for me.

RoyB wrote:
There is only one haha... I use the Black and Decker VEC1093DBD

Hasn't let me down yet...

Roy Ken

Have this one too and highly recommend it.

i have the same 40amp B&D
mine has seen many hours of use

as for the fan, I'm sorry
take the old one out, goto an electronics surplus/hobby shop
and get a new one for a few dollar

or measure it and compare sizes at http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/category/220100/Fans/D.C.-Fans/1.html

got one at harbor freight with bells and whistles for about $27 with coupon.
bumpy

I use my old 45amp Iota converter. Just put a couple of #4 cables with alligator clips on it. If I need to desulfate I use my 40amp True Charge II.

I have the predecessor to the B&D, vector. Xantrex Xpower