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Schumacher SSC-1000A Automatic Speed Battery Charger |  | Brand: Schumacher
Buy New: $51.06
as of 9/10/2010 03:46 CDT details
New (4) Used (1) from $47.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 916
Platform: No Operating System
Color: Blue & Silver
Media: Automotive
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 10.8 x 7.5
For 12 Volt Marine, Deep-Cycle, Automotive, AGM and Gel Cell Batteries.
MPN: SSC1000A
Model: SSC-1000A
UPC: 076812017543
EAN: 0076812017543
ASIN: B0009IBJE4
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Electronic push button select between display mode, charge rate, or battery | | • | Digital meter helps to display battery charge status and test results | | • | System test helps to diagnose problems with battery and charging system | | • | 10-amp fast charge monitors battery condition and adjusts charge rate | | • | 2-amp slow charge helps charge small batteries or maintains large one for motorcycles, snowmobiles, and lawn tractor batteries |
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Product Description
For 12 Volt Marine, Deep-Cycle, Automotive, AGM and Gel Cell Batteries. 10 Amp Fast Charge - charger monitors battery condition and adjusts charge rate downward to prevent battery damage; for car, truck, marine, RV, farm equipment, AGM, gel cell and deep- cycle batteries 6 Amp Medium Charge - self-adjusting charge rate for everyday charging needs and keeping your battery in peak condition 2 Amp Slow Charge - for charging small batteries and maintaining large ones; charges motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and lawn tractor batteries Easy-To-Read Digital Meter - displays battery charge status and test results* 50 Amp Clamps - for top and side-mounted battery posts Retractable Handle - for easy portability Self-Stored Cables - makes storage of charger tidier System Test - helps diagnose problems with battery and charging system* Electronic Push Button Controls - easy-to-feel switches for selection of Display Mode, Charge Rate or Battery Type: choose from regular automotive (low maintenance and maintenance free), deep-cycle, AGM or gel cell batteries
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 45
 Hi-Tech Charger January 13, 2007
R. J. Shedd
64 out of 67 found this review helpful
Battery chargers and I have never gotten along. I actually once sold, what turned out to be, a perfectly good old snow plow truck because I thought something serious was wrong with the engine. The charger showed the battery was good, so I figured it had to be the engine and it was too old and rusty to put more money into it. The guy came to pick it up, gave me $200...stuck a new battery in it, and drove it away. It was a bad charger not a bad battery.
Recently, using what I thought was a more reliable charger, I couldn't get my batteries to fully charge. Rather than blaming the batteries this time, I purchased the Schumacher. I read good things about the brand on the web and took the plunge. I couldn't be happier. This is a hi-tech charger with all the bells and whistles. It is "stupid proof" as well, and lets you know what is going on as it charges. I love it! I am now able to fully charge all my batteries, and the other charger went into the trash. I highly recommend this automatic speed charger.
Well built, feature-rich product that's a steal for the price. March 18, 2008
Dinesh Shete
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
Build Quality:
* Great build quality. Has the look and feel of a well engineered product, not some cheap stuff.
* I smiled when I lifted it first as it wasn't feather light and appeared to have decent enough weight to it - an indication of a decent power supply.
* This one seems to be rated for marine use and hence should be more resistant to corrosion.
* The connector cables are thick enough and the clamps have enough spring action/grip to them to securely lock on a battery terminal.
Design:
* Very user friendly with direct 1 touch access to most features.
* I liked the case design. Has a neat little pocket to store the power chord and the connecting cables. The chord and the cables do need to be tightly rolled up first before they can fit in the pocket.
* It's got a neat little handle that you can use to hang it up on the wall. Neat design if battery charging is something that you do more frequently and want to have the unit easily accessible, ready to use but out of the way off the floor.
Features:
Well, I haven't used it extensively enough (Used only twice since I got it a month back), but here are some features that were used (and so experienced) when I used the charger:
* Shows level of charge on a battery - both in percentage as well as volts. Big readout makes it easy to read all the numbers.
* Has user selectable 2/6/10 amp charging options - good for most batteries. Would have liked a 1 amp option as well (for smaller motorcycle batteries), but then that's a different product from Schumacher. The 2 amp option, though slightly higher than recommended, worked great for the motorcycle battery though. So this unit really allows charging a wide range of batteries- for motorcycles, cars, boats. Nice to have just one charger around rather then 1 for each type of vehicle/battery.
* The electronics worked just as mentioned. Once I selected the primary amp setting, everything else was handled automatically by the charger electronics. It switched to a trickle mode charge automatically once the battery was completely charged. Neat feature, keeps your batteries from being damaged by overcharging.
* Has a desulfation mode that desulfates a battery. Of the two instances when I used this charger, it kicked into this mode on my car battery which was completely drained and was left in the completely discharged state for quite some time that resulted in sulfation in the battery. This charger automatically detected this state of the battery and desulfated it first and then automatically switched to charging mode once the battery was desulfated and accepted charge. (I will be honest with you - I don't really know the chemistry and process behind this, but I have read that sulfation can render a battery useless)
* Has a cooling fan to keep the charger cool. Not exactly whisper quiet, but not something that's louder than expected (YMMV) for the application.
Reliability:
Have only owned it for a month and used it twice, so can't really comment on long term reliability. But it has worked perfectly on the two instances I had to use it including it's "automatic" features. So, for the price (I got it when it was about 50% of MSRP at Amazon), it's one awesome, feature-rich charger.
Works well. August 18, 2006
Jim Vadnais (Port Angeles, WA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Simple and intuitive to use. % of charge in battery, and toggle to voltage is a natural.
It's the charger I waited 30 years for! November 2, 2006
Richard Piatek
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I hate fried batteries!
Old type chargers love to fry batteries.
This charger is the best. Besides regular batteries it charges gel type batteries. Great charger!
Just the Charger I Needed January 27, 2008
BigDaddyWill (West Los Angeles, CA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Bought the Schumacher SSC-1000A for a "weekender" automobile that spends most the time in the garage. As obligations build up, sometimes too much time goes by between start-ups and significant drives to recharge the battery. The last time, the battery completely died... not even a dim glow of the dome light, nothing, zilch, nada. Sometimes the jumpstart devices don't have enough power to crank a very low battery, so I was looking for another type of solution. The SSC-1000A works great. It's a plug-in machine, feeding off electricity from a household outlet. It's compact and lightweight, about the size of a box of chocolates. Connect the SSC-1000A to the positive battery terminal and the ground post (on the vehicle), plug the SSC-1000A into the power outlet, and the charging process begins automatically. Walk away, and in a couple of hours you have a charged battery! There is a display that can alternate between voltage and % of battery power, as well as a selector for charging rates of 2A (slowest charge), 6A, or 10A (fastest charge.) My 0% battery was resurrected to 100% in about two hours using 6A and 10A. There is another selector to choose between regular, deep-cycle, and AGM gel cell batteries.
The Schumacher SSC-1000A works exactly as I thought and hoped it would. I am most satisfied with the purchase and highly recommend the SSC-1000A to others who might be looking for a similar solution.
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