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<div> <font size="3">Smart chargers have been on the market for the last 20+ years. These will quickly charge a battery until it is fully charged and then "float" the battery at ~13.7 volts. You can leave these connected forever without endangering the battery.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">In my line of business we buy between 300 and 400
chargers a year. We have tested and evaluated many chargers and these
three pass muster. There are probably other quality manufacturers out
there that do not offer the style/size charger that fits our needs so we haven't evaluated them and
don't consider the fact that they are missing from my list as a recommendation to avoid.<br>
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<div><font size="3">T</font><font size="3">he CTEK model Don referenced is a good charger. I have a couple at home and use them when I need to charge a battery. The units I have need to be told what battery type you have (wet cell, AGM, motorcycle) each time you hook it up. This is not an issue for car hobbyists but our application needed a charger that will start automatically when power is plugged in.<br>
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<div><font size="3">In addition to the CTEK there are a couple of companies to investigate. ChargePro(R) (a division of Marinco) makes chargers for the boating crowd. While we car hobbyists have a passing interest, boaters live and die by their chargers. Consider that most boats sit idle for months on end but have to start and support all manner of electrical accessories like lights, two-way radios, depth finders and such.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">https://marinco.com/en/products/Power-Conversion/Battery-Chargers/Charge-Pro</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">Another, new company out there is NOCO with their Genius line of chargers. These seem to be readily available and they have a wide selection.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">Any of these three come with my recommendation.<br>
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From: auprichard uprichard.net <auprichard@uprichard.net><br>
To: TR3 Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Fri, Oct 28, 2022 8:50 am<br>
Subject: [TR] Trickle chargers and drills<br>
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<div class="yiv8801398782MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:New serif;">My wife just asked what I wanted on my Christmas list – joy!</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8801398782MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:New serif;">I’d like to get trickle chargers which I can plug in and forget about when we are away during the winter. What recommendations do you have?</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8801398782MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:New serif;">Also, my cordless drill is old and done: again, any recommendations?</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8801398782MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:New serif;">Andrew Uprichard</span></div>
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