Vintage Battery Chargers

[Ryan]

I was on a 2200 mile road trip in a '65 Buick Riviera last week and had the opportunity to check out lots of small time shop spaces in the process. In doing so, I ran acr...
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[Lou's Garage]

I remember those! A great old charger. Lou's Garage didn't have one but DuCharme's, a few miles South on Route 9W, did. My dad (the "Lou" in Lou's Garage) and "Buddy" DuCharme were friendly competitors and helped each other out a lot. Mrs. DuCharme was my 3rd grade teacher. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

Lou Manglass

[ebfabman]

Here is mine. It works good but has seen heavy use in its lifetime....






I used it when I was a service station attendant back in the 70's, bought it from the owner and have had it all this time.

[persiflage]

Here is mine...working on fixing the plexi-cover that covers the top. I just love the personality they have.

[Exceller8]

Really cool! Now something else for me to put on my want list.

[JC23]

It would be cool to put some of today's battery charger custom features into those old packages. Today's have so many cool features...

[Rolleiflex]

I've been on the lookout for a vintage one for some time now, they're not easy to come by. The one I have is over 20 years old, but nowhere as stylish as the ones from the mid-sixties and back.

Persiflage, your battery charger is one beautiful looking unit! Anymore photos of it?

[persiflage]

Originally Posted by Rolleiflex

I've been on the lookout for a vintage one for some time now, they're not easy to come by. The one I have is over 20 years old, but nowhere as stylish as the ones from the mid-sixties and back.

Persiflage, your battery charger is one beautiful looking unit! Anymore photos of it?

Thank you, I really love it. I will take some pictures tonight and upload them. This was one I could get my hands on from my office.

[Ryan]

I'm totally going to be needing one of these... I can see that now.

[HOTFR8]

I still have a battery charger that my Dad used. Nilsen is the brand name. I can not find anything about them on the net. I found it needed a fuse a few years ago and I am still using it today as a trickle charger. Modern technology these days it is better to use the newer battery style tenders but this old Nilsen still works.

[ebfabman]

Here is one like mine that a guy cleaned up and painted

[Sarki]

That thing is totally cool. You guys are killing me. That's it, I'm banning myself from this site.....just can't afford it anymore!!!!

[danski0224]

Where's the pics of the Riv?

[crewone]

Heres mine work great

[senlow]

Here's mine. It's a vintage Sun, with modern rectifiers. I've had it for over 20 years... dragged it out of a dumpster, replaced the degraded rectifiers and used the hell out of it.

Also pictured is a Heyer that I gave to a friend. This one is all original, inside and out.

[rotty]

Its a little one but it was cheap ($5).

[dropd80s]

Very cool Schauer!

[DynoDave]

Wow, nice stuff guys. Makes my old Silver Beauty look, well, not so beautiful!

[Arne73]

Here's my oldest:
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[e-tek]

Reminds me of a neighbor who last week found his Corvette on fire because he left an OLD charger on it for 2 weeks! Can't imagine how many times old batteries burst, leaked, boiled over due to overcharging!