Trickle chargers
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,682
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From: Memphis Tennessee
Hey that looks exactly like my Schumacher I've had for 15 years and it still works great. (used it on my C4 first)
When I lived in Michigan I'd hook it up when the first snow and toss on the car cover and leave it till we had a good rain in the spring to clear the salt off the roads.
I still use in here in Fl. when the car doesn't get started for 4-5 days.
When I lived in Michigan I'd hook it up when the first snow and toss on the car cover and leave it till we had a good rain in the spring to clear the salt off the roads.
I still use in here in Fl. when the car doesn't get started for 4-5 days.
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,526
Likes: 18
From: Santa Fe TX
I have two of these and they look the same on the outside but work completely differently. One of them will cycle between charging and charged (amber to green) when fully topped off. The other one will just stay green (and never charge again afaik). I even returned it to swap it out because I thought it was broken. I also have a schumacker (sp) from wal-mart that I think has the same guts inside. I works the same as the die hard.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,787
Likes: 9
From: La Marque, Texas
I have two of these and they look the same on the outside but work completely differently. One of them will cycle between charging and charged (amber to green) when fully topped off. The other one will just stay green (and never charge again afaik). I even returned it to swap it out because I thought it was broken. I also have a schumacker (sp) from wal-mart that I think has the same guts inside. I works the same as the die hard.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,512
Likes: 49
From: Franklin IN
I use the Battery Butler 17.00 from Lectric Limited they work great. I have them on my:
99 Vette
Lawn tractor
seldom used 85 pickup truck
2007 Avalanche
They work great! Only problem I have had is we took a lightening strike which blew out a couple. But hey at 17.00 no big woop.
99 Vette
Lawn tractor
seldom used 85 pickup truck
2007 Avalanche
They work great! Only problem I have had is we took a lightening strike which blew out a couple. But hey at 17.00 no big woop.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 16,795
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From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
www.harborfreight.com
Automatic Battery Float Charger
Item #42292 List $12.99 often on sale.... holiday specials like Easter, Memorial Day. Labor Day etc it is usually $4.99
Talk about NO Corvette tax.
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I have one on each of my Corvettes. My brother uses 2 for his boat batteries, my other brother has 2 for his quads, my nephew has one on his Vette . All are over 4 years old. 1 is 7 years old.... no issues... no failed batteries.
Automatic Battery Float Charger
Item #42292 List $12.99 often on sale.... holiday specials like Easter, Memorial Day. Labor Day etc it is usually $4.99
Talk about NO Corvette tax.
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[/IMG]I have one on each of my Corvettes. My brother uses 2 for his boat batteries, my other brother has 2 for his quads, my nephew has one on his Vette . All are over 4 years old. 1 is 7 years old.... no issues... no failed batteries.
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Amarillo Texas
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,170
Likes: 27
From: Magnolia Greens NC
Available from ZIP Products (Forum Vendor)
12 Volt Battery Butler $17[/SIZE] Zip: Corvettes Are All We Do!
http://corvette-parts.zip-corvette.com/search?w=battery%20butler&year=
Battery storage float charger is designed for the maintenance of 12-volt wet or gel cell batteries that are stored or only used periodically.
Features include:
Keeps battery fully charged without over charging. The on-board microprocessor regulates the output voltage of the charger based on your battery's demands.
Designed for long term vehicle storage. Hook up to your battery, plug it into any wall outlet, and forget it (days, weeks, months even years).
Provides a safe, regulated minimum current charge (1/2 amp) to your battery to maintain its peak capacity. Once your battery has fully charged, the charger's output current to your battery will stop - then resume as soon as battery level drops.
Short-Circuit Protected. If, for a brief moment, you accidentally touch the 2 leads of this charger together, it will not damage the charger's internal circuitry.
Includes simple to read status indicators.
Designed for use on wet-cell, gel-cell or OPTIMA batteries.
Last edited by trussme; Apr 22, 2011 at 12:19 PM.
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
Sounds like you and me both. I bought a case of 4 Deltran BT's less than 3 years ago and I have loss 2 of them in the past 3 months already. I just posted earlier today a post asking for vette owners opinions moving forward. Over whelming response (via other sites also) is that the CTEC 3300 is HANDS down the best.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,479
Likes: 36
For all you Canadians out there, i strongly recommend the following:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
I have been using mine for two years and it works amazingly well. I also have several friends who use it for their collector cars. It's actually on sale at 50% off this week!
Ps: I have checked the output over the last two years and it works as advertised.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
I have been using mine for two years and it works amazingly well. I also have several friends who use it for their collector cars. It's actually on sale at 50% off this week!
Ps: I have checked the output over the last two years and it works as advertised.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 23,682
Likes: 9
From: Flagstaff Az.
www.harborfreight.com
Automatic Battery Float Charger
Item #42292 List $12.99 often on sale.... holiday specials like Easter, Memorial Day. Labor Day etc it is usually $4.99
Talk about NO Corvette tax.
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I have one on each of my Corvettes. My brother uses 2 for his boat batteries, my other brother has 2 for his quads, my nephew has one on his Vette . All are over 4 years old. 1 is 7 years old.... no issues... no failed batteries.
Automatic Battery Float Charger
Item #42292 List $12.99 often on sale.... holiday specials like Easter, Memorial Day. Labor Day etc it is usually $4.99
Talk about NO Corvette tax.
[IMG]
[/IMG]I have one on each of my Corvettes. My brother uses 2 for his boat batteries, my other brother has 2 for his quads, my nephew has one on his Vette . All are over 4 years old. 1 is 7 years old.... no issues... no failed batteries.
Same one I use. Harbor Freight had a sale on them about six years ago for about $5.00. I bought three because I wasn't sure how long they would last. Have used one for six years and still have two unused ones in the garage.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,034
Likes: 4
From: Dorr MI
Just thought I'd add my .02. After reading through this thread I bought a Deltran Battery Tender Plus. Well, after one month it is no longer working. I know these worked for a lot of people on here, but not for me. Anyway, ordered a CTEK today, probably should've just spent the money and bought one in the first place.
