Reverse hook-up warning alarm to prevent damage to vehicle or electronics
Features easy connectivity for battery clips and ring terminals or vehicle DC plug
Two year warranty
Editorial Review:
8 minute charge to start (Bulk Charge/Rapid Start), 3 stage high frequency automatic rapid charge, Microprocessor control (Digital Smart Control, Unit compensates for low AC from extension cord use, High-frequency power conversion technology.
When your car battery goes dead, a jump-start is only a quick fix for a problem that might reoccur. The best solution is to recharge the battery, using a product like the Black & Decker Smart Battery Charger.
Fully Automatic Charging The Smart Battery Charger is fully automatic and electronic, with a Digital Smart microprocessor control and an LED indicator for selecting your charging rate. The three stage automatic rapid charging operates at 6 amps, 4 amps, or 2 amps to build the battery's charge back up to its correct output.
The Smart Battery Charger features 3-stage technology to recharge nearly any vehicle battery. View larger.
The Smart Battery Charger has a reverse hook-up warning alarm.
Works with Any Vehicle The Smart Battery Charger is ideal for any 12-volt, lead-acid battery types, including those that power cars, boats, lawn mowers, RVs, ATVs, and more.
State-of-the-Art Technology It uses a 3-stage automatic high-frequency charging technology to build the battery back up to its normal output level, making it more efficient at charging than conventional model chargers.
Built-in Safety Precautions The Smart Battery Charger also has a spark-resistant reverse hook-up and overcharge protection circuit built into it to insure that the clamps are not accidentally affixed to the wrong terminals, which would damage the battery. The automatic float mode monitoring tells the unit when the battery is ready to avoid overcharging.
Warranty Black & Decker offers a full two year warranty on the Smart Battery Charger.
What's in the box The Black & Decker Smart Battery Charger unit and heavy-duty cables and clamps.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Garbage:
Worked perfectly for a year or so, then died.
My old (Old Fashion) battery charger, which wasn't a Black & Decker, lasted for 23 years!! Yep, it wasn't one of these new digital advanced jobs like the one above. It just charged a battery...period! Unfortunately that company is out of bussiness. Probably run out of bussiness by these new CHEAP things that just don't last. After finding out what it would cost to mail this Black & Decker back, wait, etc. It was cheaper to just buy another... more info
Totally Worthless:
I have a car sitting in the driveway with a nearly dead battery. I read the directions, hook it up, it runs for 2 minutes and says "Full".
Car still won't turn over (but lights etc. work) but I can see the power draining each time I try to start it. I reset the charger, try again, 2 minutes, "Full"...I do this 3 or 4 more times changing the charge rate, with same results. This product does nothing!! What a waste of money!
Too small for large batteries:
I purchased the VEC1086BBD to charge deep cycle marine batteries. Unfortunately it too small for such use and no matter how long I kept it running it never seemed to top off the batteries. I ended up exchanging it for the larger VEC1087CBD which works much better and provides more feedback.
WORKS GREAT for CHARGING A DEAD CAR BATTERY.:
I charged a dead car battery using the VEC1086BBD. When used correctly this unit revived a battery that had been dead for a year after a 1.5 hour charge. READ THIS IS YOU'VE HAD PROBLEMS CHARGING A CAR BATTERY W/ VEC1086BBD:
(and the instructions didn't help) -Once you have attached the leads to the battery with the proper polarity and plugged the charger into an AC source, the charger will make a humming noise, but it is NOT charging yet. -Activate the unit by depressing the button... more info
