stevasaurus 11 #1 Posted July 16, 2013 This is a product review. I recently was looking for a trickle charger that had a maintain function and found this. Note that I am not endorsing this manufacturer. This is made by Schmacher Eletcronics., it is a 1.6 Amp trickle charger with a maintain function. We all have small batteries for our garden tractors, motorcycles, trolling motors, depth finders, etc. and they (for the most part) last about 4 years. A charged battery lasts longer and I have been able to get 5/6 years out of some of my garden tractor batteries...so far. With this product, it charges the battery until it is charged and then goes into a maintain function that keeps the battery topped up...no over charge. The price was about $18 at Farm & Fleet. It comes with a plug at one end that will either plug into a set of aligator clips, or plug into a plug that you can attach to the terminals of your battery. It has 3 led lights on the base...1) red for power...2) yellow for charging...3) green when it is fully charged and on maintain. I've had a couple of cheaper devices that only maintain the charge that is there, and I have had a one of the three that I have stop working...I am hoping that a few more bucks pays off. I will let you know. 1 Triumph66 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon 171 #2 Posted July 23, 2013 I've got to get something like this, they are really quite useful for those who leave battery items for extended periods of time. I received a BIG Craftsman battery charger which I love, but it would be handy to have something smaller as well. 1 stevasaurus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 3 #3 Posted July 29, 2013 I have several of these (from Harbor Freight) that I paid $5 each. I have them on my motorcycles over the winter. They are maintainers, as they need to sense a voltage in order to work. It WILL NOT work on a dead battery, and it WILL NOT over-charge a battery. 1 stevasaurus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M 7 #4 Posted December 8, 2013 Bought one of these in 2003 for a motorcycle battery. same manufacturer and looks (I think the same) . Now its for tractor batteries and works well. . Although I think it also has the 6/12 volt switch on it. still working as of today! I think it will last you steve... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 71 #5 Posted January 25, 2014 I have several of these (from Harbor Freight) that I paid $5 each. I have them on my motorcycles over the winter. They are maintainers, as they need to sense a voltage in order to work. It WILL NOT work on a dead battery, and it WILL NOT over-charge a battery. I got one of those cheap HF maintainers and put it on my Power King. The first time I went to start it after that I thought the motor was going to come out of the frame it was cranking so fast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amcrules00 24 #6 Posted January 26, 2014 My buddy at work keeps talking up the solar battery maintainers... have yet to try one personally though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
