Earlier this year there was something about an $80 something battery
charger that was being sold at Wallmart. Does anyone have the info to
pass on?
Thanks
Dave

The charger is made by Vector Mfg. The one with your approximate price
has 4 charge settings from 2-35 amps. The charger also desulphates
older batteries. It works I have one. Amazon sells it online for $75.
there are other more/less powerful ones.

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:21:58 -0400, Parker
wrote:


The charger is made by Vector Mfg. The one with your approximate price
has 4 charge settings from 2-35 amps. The charger also desulphates
older batteries. It works I have one. Amazon sells it online for $75.
there are other more/less powerful ones.

This is the model I've just used on a 2 month cruise to keep four
T105s topped off. It worked great running with a Honda i1000eu
generator less than 1 hr/day and I would highly recommend it.

For all the WallWorld bashers, Vector chargers may also be bought at
WestMarine or BoatersWorld for the usual marine markup and the charger
will come with a "-M" designation.

Rick J wrote in
news


For all the WallWorld bashers, Vector chargers may also be bought at
WestMarine or BoatersWorld for the usual marine markup and the charger
will come with a "-M" designation.


Ah, yes, but at Waste Marine/Boat US you have the priviledge of paying $129
for the 35A stripped down model, instead of $89 for the 40A/100A starting
model at Wally World. Obviously, well-to-do yachtsmen would pay the extra
$40 for a chinzier model....rather than be seen by fellow yachtsmen buying
something off a rack at Wally World on the cheap.....(c;

Pointing this out to Waste Marine managers, by the way, will get you
snubbed as you are obviously NOT the class of clientele Waste Marine wants
in their stores....

Larry W4CSC

For a Marine designation there are probably some upgrades. Stainless
contacts and probably a sealed circuit board. Perhaps some spray proofing.
Maybe powder coated vs paint and maybe more non-sparking.

Add this to a small market and you get the $40 markup. Perhaps someone
could write Vector and ask what is the difference in the plain vs the -M
model.

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Rick J wrote in
news


For all the WallWorld bashers, Vector chargers may also be bought at
WestMarine or BoatersWorld for the usual marine markup and the charger
will come with a "-M" designation.


Ah, yes, but at Waste Marine/Boat US you have the priviledge of paying
$129
for the 35A stripped down model, instead of $89 for the 40A/100A starting
model at Wally World. Obviously, well-to-do yachtsmen would pay the extra
$40 for a chinzier model....rather than be seen by fellow yachtsmen buying
something off a rack at Wally World on the cheap.....(c;

Pointing this out to Waste Marine managers, by the way, will get you
snubbed as you are obviously NOT the class of clientele Waste Marine wants
in their stores....

Larry W4CSC

"Rick & Linda Bernard" wrote in
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For a Marine designation there are probably some upgrades. Stainless
contacts and probably a sealed circuit board. Perhaps some spray
proofing. Maybe powder coated vs paint and maybe more non-sparking.

Add this to a small market and you get the $40 markup. Perhaps
someone could write Vector and ask what is the difference in the plain
vs the -M model.

Look at both. No difference...nada.

On Sun, 09 May 2004 04:22:36 -0000, Larry W4CSC wrote
(with possible editing):

Rick J wrote in
news


For all the WallWorld bashers, Vector chargers may also be bought at
WestMarine or BoatersWorld for the usual marine markup and the charger
will come with a "-M" designation.


Ah, yes, but at Waste Marine/Boat US you have the priviledge of paying $129
for the 35A stripped down model, instead of $89 for the 40A/100A starting
model at Wally World. Obviously, well-to-do yachtsmen would pay the extra
$40 for a chinzier model....rather than be seen by fellow yachtsmen buying
something off a rack at Wally World on the cheap.....(c;

Pointing this out to Waste Marine managers, by the way, will get you
snubbed as you are obviously NOT the class of clientele Waste Marine wants
in their stores....

Larry W4CSC

Larry,

I've been looking for the charger you mentioned for a while
now, but none of the local Walmarts seem to carry it. Do you happen
to have a Walmart item number?

Thanks,
--

73,
Larry W1HJF
rapp at lmr dot com

There's no WalMart number on it, Larry, but the model is Vector 1093A and I
paid WalMart in N Charleston, SC, $89 for it. Look on:
http://www.battery-rechargeable-char...r-car-battery-
charger-products.html
(sorry, take out the wordwrap if you have to to get the whole html)
Just above the 1093A you'll see the $79 1092A that WestMarine is selling
for $130...2/10/20/35A only. Internet pricing on the 1093A if you search
Google for VEC1093A seems to be $109. But, all our WalMart superstores
here have it right next to the car battery racks in the car/tire
departments. It may be only in WalMarts that have an auto shop for selling
tires and doing oil changes in them.

I threw the box away and can't locate the walmart ticket at the moment as
it went to the bookkeeper with my business tax crap for the IRS-Gestapo.
Sorry.

Larry W4CSC


L. M. Rappaport wrote in
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Larry,

I've been looking for the charger you mentioned for a while
now, but none of the local Walmarts seem to carry it. Do you happen
to have a Walmart item number?

Thanks,
--

73,
Larry W1HJF
rapp at lmr dot com

The charger is made by Vector Mfg. The one with your approximate price
has 4 charge settings from 2-35 amps. The charger also desulphates
older batteries. It works I have one. Amazon sells it online for $75.
there are other more/less powerful ones.

In article ,
Dave Hamilton wrote:

Earlier this year there was something about an $80 something battery
charger that was being sold at Wallmart. Does anyone have the info to
pass on?
Thanks
Dave


As mentioned they're by Vector. Got one and found it is *extremely* RF
"noisy". Knocks out FM reception for at leat 50' around. Can only
imagine what it does on the AM or SSB bands.

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Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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