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Re: battery charger safety feature

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Subject: Re: battery charger safety feature
From: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:03:16 -0500
Skip wrote:

> My battery charger has a "safety feature" that wont allow it to put current
> out if it senses no voltage in the battery.
>
> there is prolly a good reason for this, but..
>
> It means it wont charge a "dead" battery.
>
> anyway to "fool" this ?
>
> I was thinking a "D" cell and some wire, but there must be a better way.

I found the same "brilliant" feature on the "jumper battery"  I bought from
Sam's . . I talked to a Vector Company engineer and he explained about hydrogen
out-gasing and explosions and admitted that a 1.5 volt charge would defeat the
"safety" but I just took the thing back . . too ridiculous for me!  I like to
use mine to test starters, start lawn equip which doesn't have a battery, etc

Tony..

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