Review on 🔌 Schumacher 225/50/25/10 Amp 6/12V Manual Wheel Charger: Efficient Power for Versatile Charging Needs by Minas Chase

Not everyone needs a charger of this size. I took this big step because I needed a manual charger in addition to my smaller "smart" charger. I also wanted a 200+ amp charger, start and set it up to do some testing on old batteries (more fiddling) from what I've seen. This charger had what I was looking for and was very reasonably priced for its size. It does everything I could ask for in a charger. Also, it's made by Schumacher Electric, who have been in business for over 70 years, so they must be doing something right. I had one of their chargers for over 30 years before something finally broke on it. Too many chargers made today are so-called "smart” chargers. don't understand battery charging and just want to connect the charging leads to the battery and get started. As an 'old man' I'm used to the old 'dumb' manual chargers and they definitely have advantages over the new 'smart' ones. no chargers. As far as I know, none of the "smart" chargers will charge a fully discharged battery that has a voltage lower than 8 or 9 volts. For reference, a fully charged 12 volt battery in good condition should read at least 12.6 volts when fully charged. It is considered discharged or "dead" at 10.5 volts. At this voltage, the "smart" charger recognizes it and charges it. But I've had many instances where the battery voltage was too low for the smart charger to work. No doubt people swapped out their batteries because their "smart" charger wasn't charging them and they thought the battery was bad. Very often the battery just needs a slight increase in voltage, say 10 volts, for the 'smart' charger to 'see' it and charge it. . Connect the battery to it first for a while, then connect it with a "smart" charger when you want to go. Or leave it on a "dumb" charger, but you'll need to be around to keep an eye on it and at least have a voltmeter to check the voltage. Even better is a voltmeter and a battery tester. This is obvious for "do it yourself" as I understand many people don't have the time or ability to do it. Being an old retiree who has been messing around with cars and motorbikes since childhood. I have both the time and the skills and I like to do handicrafts.