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From: rspangle@tazdevil.llnl.gov (Randy Spangler)
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Subject: Build charger for car battery ???
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Date: 25 Jun 91 17:13:44 GMT
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I'm working on a car, and in the process draining the battery quite
rapidly.  It's not really drivable, so recharging it by driving around
after jump-starting isn't an option.

I've got a few 12V and 15V transformers and other spare parts, and I
was wondering how hard it would be to build a trickle charger for the
car battery.

My best guess would be a 12 VDC transformer, resistor-limited to about
100 mA and with an ammeter hooked in series to determine how much current
is still flowing into the battery.

Can someone out there enlighten me further?

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|   Randy Spangler                   |   Get your mind out of the gutter   |
|   rspangle@tazdevil.claremont.edu  |   you're blocking my periscope      |
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|   Randy Spangler                   |   Get your mind out of the gutter   |
|   rspangle@tazdevil.claremont.edu  |   you're blocking my periscope      |
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