<VV> Re: Battery Tender Problems

[Harry Yarnell]

A  battery charger is cheap. Making one up from a bell transformer and
diodes, is, well, not a good use of time and money. BUT, there are those who
find this entertaining. I wouldn't advise this to the
electrically-challenged, so those who are 'into' electrics will know what
parts to buy from Radio Shack or their local supplier (if any exist
anymore).

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dewey Thomas" <decothom@cox.net>
To: "virtualvairs" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Battery Tender Problems


> Please fellas' -give Vendors / part numbers and any other source info, for
> "all" those goodies---someone may actually want to build something !!
(VBG)
> Thanks---    Dewey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Battery Tender Problems
>
>
> > Most battery chargers have a diode (or two if the transformer's
> > centertapped), but as Dave suggested, a bridge (four diodes) will work
for
> a
> > non-centertapped transformer.
> > A bridge has four terminals; two go to the transformer, and the other
two
> > are your + and - for the battery. Just make sure the bridge has a decent
> > current rating, 20 amps or so.
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