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Review on πŸ”‹ BLACK+DECKER BM3B: Powerful & Versatile 6V/12V Battery Charger/Maintainer - Includes Cable Clamps and O-Ring Terminals by Haji Anderson

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Regular charger, just plug in and charge (sort of). But somehow disappointed.

Works well, battery is dead from little driving. Tough to the touch, waterproof (it rained during the night). I plugged it into an outlet, attached the alligator clips and it worked. One minus, a short clip "O". it hardly protrudes a few centimeters over the edge of the battery. I was hoping to connect to the battery and get through the grill so I could just plug it in overnight without opening the hood and leaving it loose. I will be looking for a 2 foot extension for a 'special' cable. Still plenty for what he has to do. Update: Cables are short, contacted B&D support and no real answers regarding the possibility of buying an extension cable. or longer cables. If you try to start the car while the device is still connected, it turns off the "switch" in the device. So if the car still doesn't have enough charge to start, you have to check and reset the device, or it just drains the battery, which is frustrating. I checked the battery 3 times each time except that it was dead (in a 7 month period in cold weather I started and drove it maybe 3 or 4 times), after a good charge the diagnosis came back as a good battery, in the end I left the charger plugged in and it still wouldn't start, so I replaced the battery. She was bone dry when I replaced her. The instructions now say that the charger prevents overcharging, so either the three battery tests were wrong or the charger destroyed the battery Device: 3 stars Support: 1 star

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