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      12-09-2018, 03:36 PM   #4
gbalthrop
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Originally Posted by Some Asian Guy View Post
I wouldn't use that seeing as how lead-acid batteries isn't on that list. You can get battery chargers for cheap, so why risk it? I use a Schumacher battery charger I got from a pep boys for $25.
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You overpaid, you can get one for $22.49 today (but that's NOT "trendy" or "pseudo-hi-tech" enough for many BMW owners).
https://www.pepboys.com/schumacher-s...274?quantity=1

Pep Boys is probably discontinuing that model 'cuz people want to pay a LOT more for the pseudo-tech $100+ stuff.

EDIT: If it appears too good to be true, it's probably false. I read that Pep Boys Schumacher product description too fast -- thought it said 6A to 1.5A automatic, but NO, it's basically just a trickle charger which is NOT what OP needs. Looks like the lowest price fast/automatic charger they carry is $63:
https://www.pepboys.com/schumacher-1...319?quantity=1

I had checked HFT several days ago & noticed that they no longer carry their $30 model that does 6A to 2A (which I have used for years). It seems like charger prices are going crazy. Is it "pseudo-tech" market frenzy, or "Tariff-Man"?

George

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