Timeline for Car battery booster/jump starter. Are they worth considering at all?
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| Feb 24, 2020 at 17:39 | comment | added | Phil G | There are plenty of smart chargers that will charge a battery fairly rapidly, at 8-10A, then switch to a trickle mode for maintaining charge level. The little "Battery Tender" style trickle chargers only put out 100mA or so, they will bring a discharged battery up over a couple of days, but aren't intended for charging, just maintaining an already charged battery. | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 21:43 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | @trondhansen It's a common area, so no, can't leave electronics out just nearby. | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 21:29 | comment | added | trond hansen | a trickle charger can stay connected for a long time and it will keep the battery charged they are not used to charge an empty battery,do you have a power outlet where you park.@ItalianPhilosophers4Monica | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 21:27 | comment | added | sam | @ItalianPhilosophers4Monica It would probably depend on the device, but I don't think they are typically used to re-charge a battery in 2-3 hours. | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 21:21 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | I am also aware of the trickle charger category. Are they just used to keep batteries charged over long periods of time or can they be used to relatively quickly (say 2-3 hours) recharge a discharged battery? BTW, I think I might have left the line on the last time, not entirely sure. It is nearing the 5 yr mark for this particular battery so you may well be right that it is getting old. | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 21:13 | history | answered | sam | CC BY-SA 4.0 |