- Uses microprocessors to create pure DC current for faster charging
- Features 1-minute fast charge and 1-hour full charge
- Ideal for farm, fleet, commercial and heavy duty needs
- Digital display shows charge rate, operating mode, charging status
- Featuring 3-stage automatic rapid charging, and 5 charging modes
Product Description
Vector’s Smart Battery Charger is advanced, powerful and efficient. It uses microprocessors to create pure DC current, allowing for a fast charge in just 1 minute and a full charge in just 1 hour. This powerful unit instantly starts even the largest vehicles, making it ideal for farm, fleet, commercial and heavy duty needs. The digital display shows charge rate, operating mode, fault codes and charging status. Other helpful features include an alternator voltage check (indicating good/bad), 3-stage automatic rapid charging, spark-resistant reverse polarity and short circuit protection, 5 charging modes, self-storing cables and clamps, digital control and more.
Vector VEC1093 Smart Battery Charger
#1 by Jonathan Benson on December 28, 2009 - 3:08 am
Ground clamp broke… only matter of time before the other one breaks as they are both made out of PLASTIC. I plan on replacing both myself and if/when the charging portion does not work as it should, it is going in the garbage and I will never buy another Vector product again. Customer service is horrible. Save your money — there are better chargers available for same or less $$$. Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by William W. Boles on December 28, 2009 - 5:28 am
This charger is soooooooo cheaply made. Have only used it once, but fear the plastic construction will break easily. Because of the inferior products used, it is very, very, very overpriced. Found some at another retailer for a much lesser price, but better constructed. Would have sent it back, but needed to use it right away and did not want to incur another postage cost. Also found that there is no explanation regarding the button labeled “alternator”. A manual would be helpful. Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by L. Wyatt on December 28, 2009 - 6:08 am
I found the charger did not work when I really needed it. My car battery was totally dead after several days with the dome light on (didn’t know at the time). When the charger was connected to the battery, the charger would not start charging and would display an error that it was not connected to the battery. The owner’s manual confirmed that the battery charger will not work if the battery has less than 4 volts in it. For me, this is unacceptable. There should some sort of override on this. Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by G. Smith on December 28, 2009 - 6:58 am
This review is for the 2/10/20 Amp version, but my guess is that the technology is the same.
Everything I read on this charger told me it was the best I could get (reviews, the user manual, the product description, etc.) However, they (I bought two) simply would not consistently shut off when done charging my deep cycle marine batteries.
I have fairly large batteries (one series 27 and two series 29) and am not sure if that has something to do with it. They get stuck at about 3.2 amps and don’t shut off; one night I went to bed and one battery was at 3.2 amps and the next morning it was at 5 amps and the battery was hot and boiling over (not so SMART!). The other battery had been fully charged and the charger shut off. I switched chargers and batteries around and could not find one charger or one battery that it consistently happened on, so it can only be the charger’s design. Yes, my batteries are fairly new and I maintain the water level religiously.
Beware if you have bigger marine batteries…the first few times you try any of the Vectors make sure you are home and can check on them now and then to make sure the charger shuts off!
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Wilhelm Watz on December 28, 2009 - 8:52 am
Being a licensed electrician I was interested in this unit and I purchased the VEC1093D. The advertising does not tell you that this charger will not charge batteries that have less than 4 volts left. In other words you are purchasing a battery charger that will not charge a dead battery! If the battery wasn’t dead why would one need a charger? It would not charge a brand new car battery that become fully discharged. I had to jump the car and let the alternator charge the battery. Some smart charger. You can turn it on and it will charge for awhile and walk away thinking it is charging and find a fault code and the battery still dead when you return. Sometimes it will give a different fault code on the same battery each time it is turned on. The labels on the front started curling off within a week. This “smart charger” is a waste of time and money. Get an old fashioned charger with a knob or switch on the front – they work every time. Rating: 1 / 5