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The other day I stopped by to drop off my recyclables and in the dumpster was a Craftsman battery charger and a 7.25 inch Skil saw. Of course
I had to take them home. I'm not a dumpster diver but when the opportunity arises, why not? The charger was pretty dirty but someone
had installed new cords on it so I plugged it in and it actually worked! Someone had grafted on a 60-0-60 ammeter from an alternator
and of course that wouldn't be much use on a 6 ampere charger. My junk box provided a 0-10 ampere meter so used that instead. The
power cord was stuck through a 3/8 inch hole with tape on both sides of the metal to hold it. My fix was to remove the wiring as it was
poorly soldered anyway and use a Greenlee chassis punch to make a standard 3/4 inch hole for a proper wire holder. It was a rain day
so even though it was time consuming, it was enjoyable and worth the effort. The Skil saw works fine so will give it to the first person
that shows interest in it.
This is my repair and also in the photo is the 3/4 Greenlee chassis punch. A friend gave them to me some years ago and this is the
first time I have used on of the set. I will have to call him and let him know they did get used.
Here it is charging at about 4 amperes with the new meter installed. I like to take the time to restore the old style chargers as it won't be
long and the only kind available will be likely the high-tech switch mode type chargers...
I had to take them home. I'm not a dumpster diver but when the opportunity arises, why not? The charger was pretty dirty but someone
had installed new cords on it so I plugged it in and it actually worked! Someone had grafted on a 60-0-60 ammeter from an alternator
and of course that wouldn't be much use on a 6 ampere charger. My junk box provided a 0-10 ampere meter so used that instead. The
power cord was stuck through a 3/8 inch hole with tape on both sides of the metal to hold it. My fix was to remove the wiring as it was
poorly soldered anyway and use a Greenlee chassis punch to make a standard 3/4 inch hole for a proper wire holder. It was a rain day
so even though it was time consuming, it was enjoyable and worth the effort. The Skil saw works fine so will give it to the first person
that shows interest in it.
This is my repair and also in the photo is the 3/4 Greenlee chassis punch. A friend gave them to me some years ago and this is the
first time I have used on of the set. I will have to call him and let him know they did get used.
Here it is charging at about 4 amperes with the new meter installed. I like to take the time to restore the old style chargers as it won't be
long and the only kind available will be likely the high-tech switch mode type chargers...