Posted by jdemaris on December 08, 2010 at 14:04:21 from (67.142.130.14):
In Reply to: Re: Battery maintainers posted by LOU from WI on December 08, 2010 at 12:24:47:
You probably have the Peak 1.5 or 2 amp model PKC0AF? I've seen them at $22 to $38. Might be fine. I never tried one because Black & Decker does not provide full specs or a full manual, on-line for it. It's called "semi-intelligent" and I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. I think it's what teachers used to call me in high school. I've had nothing with trouble with anything Black & Decker has sold the past year from Vector in China. Black & Decker recently bought the Vector company and product support is absolutely terrible. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with your charger, though.
I had three 2 amp Vector battery maintainers fail (different models then your's). I also had four brand new inverters sent to me - bad out of the box - and that's whey I finally gave up on B%D/Vector.
About fire hazards? Anything with fuel and electricity can be a hazard. Many of these battery maintainers are made to be left "on" and hooked up full-time. Just because they are on, it doesn't mean they always doing something.
I know that some people on these forums say whatever they want, even if any facts exist. Note I said "some." Not "all."
Show me one verified event - where a battery maintainer caused a fire. I bet nobody has such an event to show us. Not unless somebody drilled a hole in one, and then pour some gasoline into it - while plugged in.
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