Latest reviews about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

EastCobb says "Works great built solid. " about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

EastCobb — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:14:39 GMT

We have two 2008 BMWs. They have electrical oil and water pumps so they eat up the battery if you do not have long comutes. I charge up the 550i and X5 very fast. I had a cheep one from ********. It broke and they gave me a new one. Then the handles fell off the hair thin charging wire. I was scared to reconnect the clips as I was scared it may fall into my engine. This unit has very thick wire and cables. This sears modle does in 30 minues what the ******** unit took 12 hours. The sears unit is made in Mexico and is 100 time the quality of the ones made in China. Has a US pattent on the box....

VB65 says "Fits for my use.. but not automatic" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

VB65 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:15:32 GMT

Works well for engine start. Has two levels for charging the battery : fast and trickle. However be mindful that you need to manually stop the charger after the priscribed time MANUALLY.

The product description states otherwise.. NO AUTOMATIC control.

So.. it means you paid less and got a product with limitation!!! However it fits to my needs.

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Boatmasters says "DieHard Manual Battey Charger is a solid product." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

Boatmasters — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:24:50 GMT

This DieHard battery charger is more than pulling its weight in our boat repair facility. I recently purchaced two of these to add to our aging fleet of battery chargers. They are a professional grade product that can handle being used almost continuously over a ten hour workday, day-in and day-out. I definately would recommend this product to anyone.

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studleylee says "The 40 and 200 amp is ridiculous. Internal wire gauge too small" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

studleylee — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:22:48 GMT

The 40 and 200 amp claim is ridiculous. Internal wire gauge( and transformer) to small

to support this. 200A maybe for a few milliseconds before meltdown. Looks beefy, but metal is very thin and inside is mostly air-space.

Makes a good trickle charger at 2 or 4A.

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gurn says "Die Hard model 71230 Battery Charger." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

gurn — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:22:35 GMT

Worked okay for about 2 years. It quit working. Disassembled & found the high voltage diodes were bad. Tried to order new ones from Sears & direct from Die Hard, but parts are not available. Very disappointed. I will never buy another charger from Sears!

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akjeff64 says "Great product, does what it's supposed to." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

akjeff64 — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:16:11 GMT

Love it so far, used it to start a car, and to charge 2 dead batteries, no problems.

Only thing was while assembling it said to use all 4 screws for the metal foot, but only 3 of the holes lined up, so got one extra screw. :)

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tomxsears says "DieHard 2/40/200 amp case is NOT Polypropylene !!!" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

tomxsears — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:37:04 GMT

From the description of the DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger. This item is made of steel, also one fella earlier is complaining about sheetmetal screws construction (no problem!) But the product description states: "Rust-proof, shock-resistant POLYPROPYLENE CASE for extended life and safety" It goes on to describe automatic function. There is no Polypropylene on this charger. Also, there are no automatic functions; that's why it's called "manual". ========================= On to info that I wanted to see, I was trying to get a closer look at the two guages, but even when magnified I can't see what they do. Please add a 2nd image with more detail of the guages....

droptopz says "Great product and value!" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

droptopz — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:33:40 GMT

This charger is a great product, It has brought batteries back from the dead on icy cold mornings in seconds on the rapid charge. It has enough juice to start a f350 diesel and can also keep my weekend hot rods battery charged on the trickle charge.

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jenn997 says "Live saver" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

jenn997 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:59:40 GMT

I had to get this because I had battery problems with my old truck. I just never know when I will go out there and have a dead battery. This is easy for me to hook up (I am a girl,lol).

We have had this for a few years and never had any problems with it.

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propmanwdr says "Great cart style battery charger." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

propmanwdr — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:24:49 GMT

I need a reliable battery charger in my business on a daily basis, and based on my opinion of Craftsman tools, I thought this charger would be a good investment. I unpacked it this morning and see that I should have looked more closely at the on box information. I was overcome with the affordable price that I didn't notice the lack of features... a timer, polarity sensing, over-charge monitering... I guess I will look before I buy next time.

After 1 day's use, I still think I got a great deal. Charged 2 batteries and used the 200A boost to crank a boat motor.

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UTEngineer says "Flimsy construction, very basic on the features." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

UTEngineer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:35:22 GMT

A lot of other major sites on the web sell similar devices, like the giant "rain forest" e-tailer, however, I chose to go with "DieHard" because I thought it was a brand that meant "quality build." However, the construction of this $100+ product is flimsy. The entire thing (shell, wheels, stand, handle) are all held together by cheap sheet metal screws. Seriously, Sears? Has this what the DieHard brand turned into? For the price they're charging, I would expect at least bolts secured with nuts.

I'm also disappointed because for this price, it should come with automatic over-charge shutoff protection or a timer at least. Luckily, I bought this on sale and pay about half of the regular price. But you get what you pay for I guess. I would never purchase this item at the regular price. You can find competitive products with much more features for the regular price.

As for the charging function, it does work well. But, it is a PITA to have to figure out the charging time...

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rsjh2 says "Great product at a great price." about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

rsjh2 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:08:03 GMT

I bought this to recharge our RV battery. I tried other chargers to no avail, the directions stated to use a slow charge, which took a little longer but worked great (other charges which did not work, suggested a fast charge, buy **** get ****). Well worth the money, I got it on sale for $62 including tax.You can't do better anywhere. Try customer5 at check out for an extra discount.

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terrysalsbury says "would love to buy 2 for 69.99 but no stores have it(WHY)" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

terrysalsbury — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:49:33 GMT

love sears but they don't always have whats in the sale add, just like this item checked 4 stores no one has any, would love to buy 2 at 69.00 bought one last year at ful price of 119.99 and love it.........

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noairhere says "maybe for a charger" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:15:09 GMT

used this thing for a compressor 3 times, now the compressor doesn't work....

transam says "Diehard 2/40/200 amp manual battery charger " Excellent Buy"" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

transam — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:06:59 GMT

Diehard 2/40/200 amp manual battery charger . outstanding buy , easy to use

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bassmaster77 says "perfect for a bass boat" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:00:03 GMT

i've had one of these chargers for quite some time now. charges my bass boat batterys in no time at all. i just ordered another one just to have in my vehicle. cant go wrong with this one especially if you love to fish and dont wont to wait on a slow charger....

Anonymous says "Ready when you need it!" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:30:03 GMT

I've owned one of these for over 2 years. I use it exclusively for jump starting dead car batteries and lawn mower batteries. I'm buying another for our 2nd home that's in the middle of nowhere, just in case....

MovingGuyof212 says "IT COULD'VE BEEN BETTER, BELIEVE ME" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:00:26 GMT

I've owned this charger for over a year now, it works fine but whenever I use it for my truck, it takes time to recharge so I can re-start, the 200 amp jump start setting seems weak sometimes. value for the money is not bad but it's very simple in terms of interface and buttons, 2 buttons and an amperage meter, you won't go wrong trust me. as of right now i have to connect 2 of these to jump start my truck, it doubles my amperage but it's not recommended. if you are buying it for a car or a low compression engine, you should be ok, for a truck, straight job or a rig try to get a bigger one....

h20mvp says "GO GET IT!!" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:15:10 GMT

WORTH EVERY PENNY. PUT IT TOGETHER IN UNDER 5 MIN. PIECE OF CAKE!!...

cadillacray57 says "5 stars" about DieHard 2/40/200 amp Manual Battery Charger

sears-feed — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:30:08 GMT

Best investment i ever made. Simple to use plug in and start charging....