Comments on: Black & Decker VEC1093DBD Smart Battery 40/20/10/4 Amp Battery Charger

By: B. Zvonek

B. Zvonek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:47:45 +0000

Each Carlot shop, fleet vehicles and auto mechanic should have one or more of these! E 'desuplhaves batteries and cells that are weak and restore saved more money than it costs less than a week. Easy to use, you must have more than 1. Desuplhating battery lasts 24 hours so buy 2. Or better – buy more in order to be able to handle many batteries at a time. We have been demonstated this product and have one and need to buy a few more. Our best recommendation.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Honest Guy

Honest Guy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:41:13 +0000

I bought one of these 2 years and 10 days ago. I bought a second unit 1. 5 years ago. You go to the desert and is so smart I use this to replace my RV-board charging system. $ [. . . ] For this Smart Charger. . . or $ [. . . ] For a Smart Board RV Charger. . . you do the math. The unit that goes to the desert, had a fan failure. I replaced for $ [. . . ]. Good enough for me. The unit most recently I rarely use that seems brand new just cooked two batteries. I did not realize the charger has gone bad. I thought the batteries were junk because they are old. But after the exchange charger I find that the unit blew newer amps max and boiling the crap out of batteries. . . He could have started a fire for sure. Not content with this. Amazon has always said 2-year warranty on this unit, like many retailers. . . B & D but the site says 5 years. So I called the service center confirmed that is 5 years warranty Home User. They just happen to be located by my office, so I dropped tomorrow, the service center. They Do not repair them. They said that B & D will send me a replacement unit within 14 days directly to my house at no cost. I loved the functionality of these chargers and I'll keep using them. Disappointed by the collapse and are concerned that, if I were not here to find the charger to smoke in my car. But thrilled with the guarantee and service. I will be pulling my batteries from my car and loads them in a safe place. When I went a year ago, this store has been SOP for my boys. N. burned cars due to a defective battery or the charger of my watch. I just need to practice what it preaches. And the really beautiful thing to buy here on Amazon. . . I do not even need to dig my original receipt so unable to print a record of Amazon. NICE!
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Philscbx

Philscbx — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:44:54 +0000

You have received a load of tension that reading caliber? Because there is one. Not charge a dead battery, because you have to have feed back to work. F01, is all you get. You have no idea what state the battery is in. What the hell is that shit. You have to roll over and look back to see what the code means. Failed to charge, and other useless nonsense. Speaking of a box of worthless junk. Nobody knows what their talking saying that charges a battery died. The charger will give you a code to say replace the battery. So I set the battery to battery Interstate to have them replaced. They will also say this charger does not take a stone battery to any level. They charged the battery at full, who more than proved a point. You want a real charger, stick with guys like Schumacher SSC-1000A Automatic Speed Battery Charger. I love this guy. He tells you everything. Have been in business for over 40 years car, and you need the facts in the face. I purchase about 1200. 00 worth of batteries a year. I will now take the boy on tour to keep all the batteries at peak hours. And it is compact. Not like that useless bowling bag that I bought. I have chargers over the years, and Schumacher is the first choice for the mission. Black & Decker someone really messed up this time. Check out Vector; http://www. amazon. com/Vector-Smart-Battery-Charger-Engine/dp/B000LNRAOU/ref = sr_1_9? ie = UTF8 & s = Auto & qid = 1210336034 & sr = 1-9 Note how Amazon does not allow to examine the photos closely. Fold.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:04 +0000

Unit is quite large. It has all the bells ans whistles. They have not had the chance to use yet, but I expect no problems.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: K. Simmons

K. Simmons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:49:12 +0000

It must be clear to buyers that this unit can be used only when connected to an outlet. I am not informed about car batteries or car for that matter. . . I have a problem with the electrical system of my car and the battery is discharged. Based on a review that read that the person feels safe with her teen on the road until this device was in the car I bought. I continued to read the instructions trying to find a way to load the charger so I could take him out to jump start my car. After you plug in for 5 hours, I took him out to start my car and I wondered why he was not working. I called Black & Decker this morning and they told me that the VEC1093DBD is a battery charger, and even if you can jump start a car, must be connected to operate. In order not to do what I need, and there was no way for me to know that from reading the product description and reviews concluded that jumps from a vehicle in a parking lot or along a road. So yes, maybe I'm full of cars, but I can not read. . . a better description of the product that helped me to make a choice!
Rating: 3 / 5