Keith

Thanks. Looks like it’s going back then.

Forget those new gas tanks or the aftermarket spouts, get the racing car gas cans, heavier duty, big opening you can stand up and fill, and you can get a plain plastic tubing spout. The cans will outlast you and they're about the same price as the "approved" crap ones....

If you buy a generator at hf and get the 2 year extended protection plan.....then 18 months later you forget it is outside and run it over with a track hoe they will give you a new one when you bring the flattened one back to the store..cannot beat that.

So it has nothing to do with Harbor Freight, you just didn’t pay attention to what you were buying. As mentioned, good luck finding a new charger that isn’t exactly the same.

Doesn’t make sense to me why you would want a battery charger that won’t charge a dead battery. That’s worthless. They need to quit tending to the idiots a let them figure out how they should hook up a battery charger. But I guess I’m no smarter, buying a battery charger an expecting it to charge a dead battery. HA

I bought an older type on ebay, it is a cream puff and came with the original box.

I bought an older type on ebay, it is a cream puff and came with the original box.

I bought the guys a NOCO jump pack. It has an override button for dead batteries. That thing is amazing. 10% the size and weight of our old ones and does a better job.

I have one of these also , and they work great…I keep one in my boat

The charger might not be any good but that’s an excellent wood stove it’s sitting on.

How do you know? It's obvious it's not working!!

Okay I been trying to follow this. I do think my charger is old enough not the smart one.
What I'm wondering is when you talk about fooling the smart charger with jump pack.
Would it work to clip the dead battery to the charge line on my generator? I know Im supposed to be able to charge batteries with my generator just never have used it? Should be a way to kick start the battery for the smart charger?? I actually have battery I think I can try this on.

Mac

"Never Forget Which Way Is Up!"

I like my harbor freight impact sockets, glass suction cup, and dad's floor jack has worked well for 7 years now

Harbor freight has mostly usable stuff, some things better than others and some real junk, so does Home depot, and the like.

I have a battery charger for there and it's charges the battery's you probably bought a bad one..

Harbor freight has a red charger that will charge a dead battery, it's about $55.
One trick I have found is to start charging on 2 amps for awhile before switching it to 10 amps.

I'd also suggest you take your battery somewhere to have it checked. It might be an actual dead battery; bad cell etc..

Is it fair to the seller if one doesn’t read about what they are buying ???

I’ve bought lots of things from them and not had any problem using them !

Might not be the best one can buy, however they do carry workable things !!

Yes