Battery charger handle

gtractorfan · Dec 4, 2018

Geo-Th shared a good idea and only buys the best as long as it's free. Here's an idea I thought of yesterday. This little old charger's plastic handle broke off years ago and my neighbor's is the same so it must be common. I thought of using angle brackets and wood handle out of my junk stash (FREE). I didn't have flat brackets but the abrasive cut off made these work. Now I have a solid handle, didn't drill any holes in the charger case and there's a place to wrap the wires.

Geo-TH,In · Dec 4, 2018

I LIKE FREE! My grandpa immigrated from Germany in the early 1900, he was 14. I inherited his German Cheap Gene.

rustyfarmall · Dec 4, 2018

Having a place to wrap the wires is worth it all by itself.

Russ from MN · Dec 4, 2018

I have thought about doing that, but my plastic handle is still holding.

jeffcat · Dec 4, 2018

Hey tractor. ..you mean this one? I try to keep plastics out of the sunlite or the light from Florencent fixtures. Both have UV and raise havoc with plastics. Found this one at the flea market at least six years ago. Took it all apart and detailed it with Q-tips and car wax. Looks all spiffy. Your repair is very clever. Is that a recycled broom handle?

Pete in MD · Dec 4, 2018

Good idea. I'll keep it in mind if my plastic handle ever needs replacing but it still looks good after 61 years of use.

gtractorfan · Dec 4, 2018

Wow, yours looks like new!

guido · Dec 4, 2018

Hello gttractorfan,

You got the high output one, but I got the original strap HE HE,
GUIDO.

JGayman · Dec 4, 2018

I used to have an old Craftsman charger that looked identical except it had the Craftsman name on it.

jeffcat · Dec 4, 2018

Very close. Amazing what you can find at flea markets. Wait till you see what I post next week. Will be several items at fleamarkets.

Den N Ms · Dec 4, 2018

Geo,My grandpa immigrated from Germany in the early 1900s when he was 14 too! I think I have some German frugal farmer Cheap Genes also.lol

Hendrik · Dec 5, 2018

Wait until you meet someone with Scottish or, worse, Dutch genes for frugality LOL

Gary Mitchell · Dec 5, 2018

I like! gm

RayP(MI) · Dec 5, 2018

Different charger, same problem. I stole a rope and handle off a derelict battery and put that on mine.

jeffcat · Dec 6, 2018

Oh wow when I was a kid one of the neighbors to the farm was from Holland. They were nice people but he was so...... Lincoln was weeping tears. You get my drift.

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