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Re: [TR] Battery Troubles

To: "'Bud'" <levilevi@comcast.net>, "'John Innis'" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Battery Troubles
From: "Alex & Janet Thomson" <aljlthomson@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:37:55 -0400
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Bud =E2=80=93 That was probably me. My local NAPA dealer gave me that =
advice. I could check with him next time I=E2=80=99m there (probably in =
a week or so) to see if it=E2=80=99s a local (Connecticut) facility or =
somewhere else.  I=E2=80=99ll also look at the owner=E2=80=99s manual =
for my Ford/Solar charger =E2=80=93 there used to be a place called, =
what else, Battery Charger Service.

=20

Alex Thomson

=20

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bud
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 7:21 PM
To: John Innis
Cc: Truiumphs; dctr6@optonline.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Battery Troubles

=20

Someone mentioned in this thread to have an old charger repaired rather =
than buy a smart charger. Since my smart charger cooked an Optima =
battery I=E2=80=99d like to get my old reliable one fixed. Where would =
one take a charger to be fixed?

Thanks

Bud

=20

Sent from my iPhone





On Oct 19, 2020, at 2:42 PM, John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com> wrote:

=EF=BB=BF

Schumacher used to be good, but the last couple chargers I bought from =
them did not last very long.  They worked great, till they didn't.  I =
think I got five years out of one and about three out of the other. =20

=20

On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:37 PM <dctr6@optonline.net> wrote:

  Ok, so now I had to go look at my battery charger.  It=E2=80=99s made =
by the Schumacher Electric Company of

Chicago, IL  (Hi Ted Schumacher =E2=80=93 any relation?).  They are =
still in business and are still making battery

chargers although I=E2=80=99m sure they=E2=80=99re a bit more modern =
than this dinosaur (it must be close to 30 years old).=20

No idea where I got it =E2=80=93 all I know is it still works and works =
better that any of the new ones I=E2=80=99ve tried.=20

Dennis Culligan/ 1976 TR6 CF57948U =20

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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bud =E2=80=93 =
That was probably me. My local NAPA dealer gave me that advice. I could =
check with him next time I=E2=80=99m there (probably in a week or so) to =
see if it=E2=80=99s a local (Connecticut) facility or somewhere =
else.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ll also look at the owner=E2=80=99s manual for my =
Ford/Solar charger =E2=80=93 there used to be a place called, what else, =
Battery Charger Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alex =
Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o=
:p></span></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Bud<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2020 7:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
John Innis<br><b>Cc:</b> Truiumphs; =
dctr6@optonline.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Battery =
Troubles<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Someone =
mentioned in this thread to have an old charger repaired rather than buy =
a smart charger. Since my smart charger cooked an Optima battery =
I=E2=80=99d like to get my old reliable one fixed. Where would one take =
a charger to be fixed?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Bud<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sent =
from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 19, 2020, at 2:42 PM, John Innis =
&lt;jdinnis@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>=EF=BB=BF</span><o:p></o:p></=
p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Schumacher used to be good, but the last =
couple chargers I bought from them did not last very long.&nbsp; They =
worked great, till they didn't.&nbsp; I think I got five years out of =
one and about three out of the other.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:37 PM &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dctr6@optonline.net";>dctr6@optonline.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
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6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp; Ok, =
so now I had to go look at my battery charger.&nbsp; It=E2=80=99s made =
by the Schumacher Electric Company of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Chicago, IL =
&nbsp;(Hi Ted Schumacher =E2=80=93 any relation?).&nbsp; They are still =
in business and are still making battery<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>chargers =
although I=E2=80=99m sure they=E2=80=99re a bit more modern than this =
dinosaur (it must be close to 30 years old). <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>No idea =
where I got it =E2=80=93 all I know is it still works and works better =
that any of the new ones I=E2=80=99ve tried. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dennis =
Culligan/ 1976 TR6 CF57948U&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
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