Recommendations for Battery Tenders

[Keith Lawyer]

>>> Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> 7/26/2005 7:00 AM >>>
>Griots is a silly waste of money all around, 

Agreed!  They market to those who pat themselves on the back for changing the oil, which is the full extent of anything mechanical that ever occurs in said target market's garage(s).

Anyhoo.........what's wrong with a basic battery charger, those with a switch for 6 or 12V and 2 or 6amp charge?  I'd get one like this with the 2A trickle charge:

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1296397&cp=&keywords=schumacher&searchId=10420322502&parentPage=search

maybe you're trying to avoid the additional expense?  But you end up with an actual charger as well.  The one linked above is 10A/2A..........but I've got an old 6A/2A my dad gave me and I use it all the time, as many questionable batteries and vehicles that I seem to have around......  plus w the gauge you get a feel for just how bad the battery is and if it'll take a charge

I dunno, but it's one of the handiest "tools" I have around.....it's an investment you'll use over and over.

Keith L