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Re: Best Battery Chargers 2016

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
From the description in the user manual, it sure doesn't sound like it uses trickle charge. What they call "maintenance mode" in the manual sounds like float, not trickle.


You are technically correct. Both serve exactly the same function but a float charger is a "smart" charger that can turn the charging circuit on and off based upon the state of charge of the battery which is obviously better.
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