Black & Decker VEC1095ABD Smart Battery 25/10/2 Amp Battery Charger

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• Spark-resistant design for added safety
• Reverse hook-up warning alarm to prevent damage to vehicle or electronics
• Features easy connectivity for battery clips and ring terminals or vehicle DC plug
• Two year warranty
• Spark resistant reverse hook-up protection

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EJV5II
• Item model number: VEC1095ABD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,995 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The Black & Decker automatic Smart Battery charger is spark-resistant and features a reverse hook-up, overcharge protection, and solid state circuitry. It features three-stage, automatic, high-frequency charging technology for quick and easy charging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice while it lasted, August 28, 2008

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Lori (Roseau, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker VEC1095ABD Smart Battery 25/10/2 Amp Battery Charger (Tools & Home Improvement)

Worked great but broke in less than a year. I didn't even use it that much. Fan still runs, but display and other lights don't work.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Switching battery charger at bargain price, December 2, 2008

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M. Friese "Rastakins" (Tustin, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker VEC1095ABD Smart Battery 25/10/2 Amp Battery Charger (Tools & Home Improvement)

This B&D charger uses a switching power supply which makes it quite light. The inside of this charger contains almost nothing... just a fan and a circuit board; the large outside dimensions are retained to remind people this charger is just as powerful as its big and heavy cousins. Some of that volume is used for cord and clamp storage.

This battery charger is different from most battery chargers you have ever used. Most old school chargers are built around a big iron line transformer attached to a diode bridge. Those designs rely on the voltage drop in the transformer and diodes to "current limit" the charge... but they really do a marginal job of it.

The B&D charger uses high frequency switching electronics and a tiny, tiny transformer. Unlike like "old iron" chargers, the current is actively regulated to a precise point until the battery voltage rises to where the charger switches to constant voltage mode. This allows you to charge at a maximum safe rate even as the battery voltage rises. The charge rate in amps is always displayed on a two digit LED display.

A caution: The 25 amp range is too high for charging a gas automobile battery if you wish the longest possible lifetime for your battery. Always use 10 amps if you are not in a hurry. 25 amps is good for the impatient, golf carts, deep cycle batteries, and diesel batteries.

This charger does not spark when you connect the clamps... even if you hook them up backward! Current only flows once the charger is satisfied that it is connected to a battery.

This is the best designed and most innovative battery charger I have seen. And the price is right too!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars i see only F03 on Black and Decker model VEC 1095ABD after 8-9 months of normal use, February 10, 2009

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Kevin D. Vandecar "gonzo mustang" (Goffstown, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker VEC1095ABD Smart Battery 25/10/2 Amp Battery Charger (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have the black & decker unit with an F03 problem (model VEC 1095ABD). It has worked well for about 8-9 months, but now it shows only the F03 on any battery (including ones that are operating normally and are charged). I am very disappointed with this unit and it has turned me off from black & decker. The unit is made by a 3rd party OEM (Vector Manufacturing). Previously I owned a Schumacher and it worked well for 10+ years before it was accidentally broken. Anyway, I am going back to Schumacher!