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Good point.

I have a bare-bones solution to this issue, for very little money at all. I have a good variac, to which I could attach a rectifier, such as...

Thank you for your suggestion. Have you used this extensively? I checked it out on Amazon and it had a number of bad reviews. Ordinarily I would give this a pass because of these bad reviews. Would appreciate hearing more about your experience with this device. After some research, my...

Pretty nice!

That's a nice unit. Can you remember where you got it? Thanks

Thanks. The used one I found out there are about ~$90.

Would I be correct in assuming that the reason for not doing this is that the charger will supply a lot of current, and if the device being tested has a short, you will simply fry it? Thanks

Thanks. I see this provides data via smartphone. Is this the new trend?

My 40 year old Craftsman 12V bench charger just quit, and I'd like to replace it. My hobby is restoring trucks. When I wasn't charging a battery, I could use this charger as a sort of "power supply" to test 12V components, such as heater motors, bulbs and the like. To accomplish this, I...

This is my go-to jack.

Am getting my old Craftsman 3-ton fixed, as well as the barn find I initially wrote about. I'll send a pic as soon as I get it back. I still haven't identified it. My choice going forward will be a Weaver 10-tonner, as soon as I can round up the cash. They're not cheap, but I suspect worth...

Thanks for the advice, guys. Will take some pix. The 3-ton jack is an old Craftsman, built by who knows?, that I rebuilt several years ago, but leaks again. Been a great jack, but don't know whether it's worth messing with. The other is a huge long thing with no name, but if I could identify...

I restore antique trucks, and have worn out all my jacks, that is, no one will fix them anymore. Anyone have a recommendation for a really good quality 6-ton or better long floor jack on wheels, particularly one that I can get a kit for when I have to repair it? Thanks

Here it is. Not a beauty, but seems to work fine.

Will do

I think they did a good job. It wasn't quick, but I wasn't in a hurry. I'll take good over fast any time.

I bought the seal kit, and they installed and tested it. Also did a couple of little repairs on the linkage. Don't intend to fiddle with the light. I'm not used to a jack like this. I've only used 3 ton car jacks, which you can get going with short strokes. This one you just go slow and...

Got the jack back from Carlson's in Wichita. Even at $400 all in, glad I did it. Works great, I need it, don't think I could duplicate it from currently available jacks for that price, and it will likely outlive me. It's a real beast!

Good points. I did not realize that specialized tools were required. I'm cautious about buying some used equipment; I may just be buying someone else's problems. Better to just fix my own.

Carlson's in Wichita. They've done a number of jobs for me before (tractor rams, truck power steering rams). They're competent, but not as responsive as I would like. It's taken a couple of tries on some of the previous work, but they've been honorable, and fixed what they didn't get right...