Posted by Lanse on September 19, 2016 at 19:48:56 from (99.190.213.134):
Serious question guys; I'm feeling a little frustrated here.
I bought a HF battery charger once and it broke the second time I tried to use it I bought a brand name Schumacher charger, thinking this would be better, and it was... It lasted 2-3 uses Then I got fed up, went for a while without a battery charger, then my dad gave me his once-used Schumacher battery charger when he moved. It too has lasted 2 uses and I suspect its no longer functional.
Why is it so hard to find a decent battery charger? I understand that most things made for the American market are built pretty cheaply to be sold to hobbyists and the like who pound in nails with a shoe, but usually I can cherrypick a good example of a type of tool that I need, often by purchasing a "commercial" item, or importing a quality product from Europe, but this doesnt seem to be one of those times.
I dont ask for much. I need a charger that will sit in the box for 9 months or a year between uses, which are to charge a standard sized pickup battery. I dont leave these things in the rain, I dont abuse, but I do expect them to last which is evidently asking too much of them.
Can anyone recommend one? I just need one that'll last but it seems that the "common" brands here are pure junk marketed under a good name and since sears has completely stopped trying so it seems and many other places no longer exist or just sell rebranded junk, I dont even know where to look. I would be willing to consider a commercial/industrial charger, my company is buying this so cost isnt that much of an issue if the product will actually last. What is an issue is that things wont charge, then wont start when we need them, and now I have to pull this battery and derail my day tomorrow having one of the friendly auto parts places in town charge it, and then of course pick it back up and reinstall it. I'd be willing to buy a tabletop model or a roll-around-unit if you guys say those last longer.
Mainly Im just sick of eating battery chargers, at this rate I'd be further ahead buying a case of Harbor Freight chargers on sale and planning to pitch them after every other use. Rant over, thanks in advance you guys...
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