|
Schumacher SSC-1500A Ship 'N' Shore Speed Charge Charger |  | Brand: Schumacher
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories
List Price: $103.30
Buy New: $47.54
as of 9/10/2010 13:42 BST details
You Save: $55.76 (54%)
New (6) Used (1) from $42.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 350
Color: Blue & Black
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.3
Dimensions (in): 4 x 12 x 8
MPN: SSC1500A
Model: SSC-1500A
UPC: 026666708074
EAN: 0026666708074
ASIN: B000H961YI
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
| |
| Features:
| • | Digital meter displays battery charge status and test results | | • | Features retractable handle for easy portability | | • | System test helps diagnose problems | | • | Electronic push-button control switches help select between display mode, charge rate, or battery | | • | Accommodates 12-volt batteries only |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Fully charges 12 Volt batteries in less time than conventional chargers. Built-in microprocessor senses battery and charging system status, adjusts charge rates and diagnoses problems. 5-year limited warranty.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 Junk, back it goes. September 2, 2010
md
So after reading the great reviews here I bought this item at Wal-Mart and took it home to charge my deep cycle marine batteries.
Worked fine for about an hour, then I noticed that it seemed to be stalled at 85% charge. I did some more internet reading and discovered that this is a common problem with this unit, the readout stalls at a given percentage and never changes unless you unhook it and rehook it to the battery. I did that and instantly the readout changed to 100%.
So now I know for a fact I can never trust my brand new charger to tell me when it's done charging.
And worse, despite being 100% charged the unit never switched over to trickle charge. So despite being billed as a "smart" charger it's just a normal full power charger that will boil your battery dry if you leave it hooked up too long. Why spend $45 on something that a $10 charger will do?
Not only is it junk, the packaging is a complete lie as well. Now I know and you can bet your sweet cajones I'll never buy a Schumacher anything again.
 Schumacher SSC-1500A Ship 'N' Shore Speed Charge Charger June 7, 2010
David Lrupert (Pa)
The charger works great. Some reviews said it makes to much noise, geeez you don't run this in a library. I have no complaints, it's small size is a plus too.
Great charger May 25, 2010
Kenneth G. Place (S. C.)
I have a optima boat battery that sits for the winter. When I got the charger I hooked it up with very easy instructions. Showed me the % of charge and volts. It's handy to know what is going on. I think this charger is great ! I would recommend it.
 Schumacher 1500A May 22, 2010
J. DeBruin
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As others have noted, the percent-charged reading can be grossly misleading. My experience is that when it shows 100%, you can expect to continue charging for another couple of hours before reaching full charge. Other than that, this charger works well. The biggest consideration with this product, however, is life expectancy. While this charger comes with a five year warranty, you are unlikely to get anywhere near that before it dies. This has been my experience with several Schumacher battery chargers. Unfortunately, there is almost nothing in the way of comparable items by other makers to choose from.
Schumacher SSC-1500A April 26, 2010
R. Latreille
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've owned this unit for about 3 months and have used it on both car batteries and deep cycle batteries. The charger is astonishingly light as the majority of the case is used to store the cord. More importantly,is how well it works. The digital reading of percentage of charge is exceptionally useful to let you know where you are starting from and where you are in the process. I use to race radio controlled cars, which require enormous amounts of rechargeable batteries. I mention this only as a reference point to how many battery chargers I own. Without a doubt, this is the best and most informative battery charger I have ever owned. If there is a chink in the armor of this unit, it is the fact that this unit will not charge 6 volt batteries. However, this fact is clearly in the product description as it is listed as a 12 volt charger. This charger has a number of options for amperage and types of batteries. However, if you don't feel like "messing around" with the controls, just connect it, plug it into your wall socket and a default setting will allow it to start charging by itself if you forget to select any of the available options. Bottom-line, you can always spend more money for even more options, but unless you own 6 volt batteries, this is all you really need for a great price!
Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
| |
