Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Schumacher SE-4020 10/40/200-AMP Wheel-Style Battery Charger And Starter: A New Evaluation

By Colin Gooding


When people become more conscientious with their money, there are many who are working on their own car repairs. If you are one of these people, you will find some stuff you really need. Something that every single home mechanic really needs is a battery charger and a car starter. This is why we will focus on the Schumacher SE-4020 10/40/200-AMP Wheel-Style Charger And Starter.

A particular aspect of repairing my own car that I don't like is having to charge the battery up after needing to start the car over and over again. You've almost certainly had a situation where after working on the car, the battery power has died on you. After that you have to put the car on a charger and wait anywhere from 5 to 10 hours, depending on your charger, before you can start the car. So I was quite delighted to find out that they now have in-home versions of charger and starter units that you would find in car shops. The good thing about these new units is that they are not going to cost you $500 to $1000 but they work equally well as the professional versions.

A Schumacher SE-4020 10/40/200-AMP Wheel-Style Charger And Starter is really an example of these affordable units. This unit is so strong, that specialists use this particular model as well. My favorite relation operates a garage and when his $1,000 unit stopped working he went out and bought 2 of the Schumacher units and it cost him less than $300 for both units.

When using the 10 amp option you can thoroughly charge a battery in about 3 to 5 hours. What's even better is that you can charge a battery in forty minutes to two and a half hours if you crank it up to 40 amps. And the most beneficial feature, for me, is the 200 amp setting which can give up to 350 amps of pure power to jump start your car. You can change between six and twelve volts in order to use this charger to charge up motorbikes and lawn tractors as well.

Another practical feature is a built in timer, so you're able to set the length of time something needs to be charged and walk away. Using the timepiece, there's no need to worry about overcharging your batteries. Also you can use the Schumacher unit during the winter months, especially during extremely freezing days when your car will not likely start up since it can give your car a nice jump start to begin the day.




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