Vector BC15BV 15 Amp Smart Battery Charger Review [50A BOOST]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2020
- The Vector BC15BV 15 Amp Battery Charger does much more than the namesake states. You get more than 15 Amps output for charging and it also boasts a 50 Amp output for starting. Furthermore, you get a button for testing the alternator, charging system, and another button for reconditioning the battery. The recondition option can bring some batteries back to life.
We were impressed with the Vector BC15BV smart battery charger, especially since it only costs about $60. For starters, the cord management is excellent, so you don't have any cords dangling in the way when it's time to put it away. Using the Vector battery charger was very intuitive and easy. You can purchase the Vector BC15BV Battery Charger from the Home Depot for less than $60, and this includes a 1-year warranty.
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Many times people take for granted this kind of videos showing how something works. It is a blessing to find a professional review like this when you are on the market for something. Thank you so much for your time and efforts. Excellent job👍
My father bought a vector battery charger when I was 15 years old. I'm 63 years old....and still using the same charger. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it.
Good video man!! Finally somebody who knows what they are actually doing. Good depth in this video also
By far.....the best video on how to charge your battery with a similar product as the black+decker. Thank you so much!
Wow, thanks! Thanks for watching.
Great video! Looks like Vector has all the bases covered with is charger! And, I kinda loved the cord management as well! Every other charger I've seen doesn't do that very well!
Thank you. I know, we kinda geek-out on that stuff, but it's so irritating when there is NO thought about what to do with cords. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Looks like a great addition to a home garage. Thanks for another great video!
Definitely is a great charger for a home garage. Cord management, features, cheap price. Thanks for watching and commenting.
A retractable power cord and portable power it would be damn near perfect. Thank you for your time. Your very professional, I like that.
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My dad bought this charger from home depot about maby 2-3 months ago, I had to try it today and ill let you guys know on an update. The battery in one of my dads car is either dead or too old because its 5 years old but hey it wouldn't hurt to try. Ill give it a few hours and see what happens. If it doesnt want to crank on its own power then i know for sure its the battery! Amazing video! Very Helpful!
Umm so what happened
Nice job. Clear explanation on this device.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I bought the Walmart version a couple days ago. Thanks to your video showing the cord management, I took it back and picked up this one just now.
Can it charge lithium batteries tho like antigravity batteries
I have the Walmart version too and it doesn’t have any cable management it sucks
Thanks! When you say both batteries show 12.4 volts and that's ok, but you should tell us what volts you would want after you buy a new one. How long should you expect to use the Reconditioning Feature? How long should a normal charge take? You might tell folks batteries located in South Florida will last about four years and longer in cooler climates.
Question: so the ac plug needs to be attacked to charge the battery? What if you are not near an outlet?
Well I guess we assed out
I recently purchased this charger.B ut it is a Black and Decker. I looked it up and Vector sold out to Black and Decker in 2006. I purchased an AGM bttery for my generator. But the battery was shelf dead. I hooked it up a charger but it wouldn't hold a charge long enough to start it. So I looked around and found this charger. I hooked it up and put it into recondition cycle for 36 hours. Then I put a full charge into. Well it's been 3 weeks and it's still holding a charge.
This is the third video I looked at, but the only one that explained what the readings mean for each function. Great job. I actually have a Stanley 15 amp charger, but it looks and functions almost exactly the same.
I bought the Everstart version of this unit and it looks exactly the same only thing different is labeling and brand name vector I assume one or the other it's a same company kind of deal. Anyway I subscribed I liked the video got right down to it informative and I thank you.
Wish you could explain each button and how to take advantage of every feature. The book that came with it is choked with safety warnings so I can't get any useful info from it
Sorry, we didn't want the video to get too long. Thanks for watching.
I feel your pain bro!! It doesn’t explain how the charger gets the power to start a car. Do I plug it into a wall outlet so that it charges itself? Does it need to be plugged into a wall outlet at the same time I want to jump start a battery? I’m sick of companies and their warnings!! If lawyers didn’t take on so many bull shit cases, we wouldn’t have so many damn warnings!!
I agree. A bit of disappointment regarding the review.
Apparently this channel has a monetary arrangement with Home Depot.
Additionally apparently this also comes with the Black and Decker label.
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I bought the EverStart Maxxx version from Walmart, looks identical to the Vector from the front. However it doesn't have the cord storage features. That makes a big difference for storage for sure. Returning it to get the Vector from Home Depot.
Nice review, does it make a difference if you connect the negative lead to the chassis instead of the negative battery terminal?
Not really. It's definitely a safer practice to connect the negative lead to the chassis. Thanks for watching.
knowledgeable, helpful and super thorough!
Can this be left plugged in unattended to keep the battery charged during winter?
Hello. Great video. How do we use the maintainer feature on this. It wasn’t clear to me I’m the instructions. Please let me know what you think as this is why I just purchased this. The box does say Maintainer. But didn’t see it in the instructions.
Thank You very much for the Video, Very Helpful !!!
You are welcome!
i bought the same thing at home depot last week from black and decker version. I am going to charge my battery out of my 1996 jeep grand Cherokee 4.0 which has a no power no start problem since September 2020. it has a new battery since September, October new alternator, February 2021 new stater. it has been really cold, snow, ice in the teens for highs and lows since December it has run since. the battery is low so going to charge it then put it back in and hope it starts up and keeps running. was running, shut it off, no power or start. will try your video.
I have the stanley version of this one. I dont like that you cannot choose between trickle and regular it just decides for you.. havent really messed with alternator check and recondition
This battery charger is branded with different names, the Vector as seen here, Black & Decker, and Stanley. Perhaps some others. I have the B&D and I like it.
Branded as EverStart at Walmart.
@@HorseTVGlobalyup, I just bought one.
I live in an area prone to short power outages. The power goes off for about 30 seconds up to an hour. I wanting a smart charger like this that won't over charge my batteries, however I want it to come right back on if the power goes off and back on. Does this charger go back into charge mode if this happens? Or if I'm out of town when the power blinked, will I come home to a dead battery because the charger never came back on?
It does output 50 Amps during the 60 sec boost cycle. That's why it needs a 5 min cooldown. Even if it's only 60% efficient about 11 Amps will be drawn from the wall outlet during a boost.
This is identical to the Stanley 25 amp w/75 amp boost that I have...Black and Decker and Stanley offer a 15 amp w/50amp boost version exactly like this one... the upgraded version is a 25 amp.... and I believe Stanley or Dewalt offers a 40 amp....
It's done well by me it's a good charger also has a Recondition mode and alternator check...
You are correct, identical units to the Stanley. We wonder who is making these for Stanley?! ;) Glad to hear that it's done well for you. Thanks for watching and commenting.
excellent products great 👍 video thank you for sharing
When I plug it in the wall to charge it up there is nothing on the screen saying it’s charging or charge complete.
The the thing got to be plugged in. What happens if you are stuck on the road ?
Thanks. Very informative.
I have a 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5L 6v, can I use this to maintain the car battery, (in addition to me turning the car on, to run the engine every 10 days)? I can't drive the car bc the suspension is damaged. And I am talking about using it to maintain the car battery- the car battery is new
I don't mean to sound ignorant but do these type of chargers hold a charge so you don't HAVE to plug into an outlet to use it? Like if you're out at a store you can hook it up if your car will not start
Great video, a lot of positive vibes. I noticed you plugged the charger in to an extension cord before hook up. Will it function with out plugging in the charger. For instance - if I’m in the parking garage and the car will crank put is just having a tough time starting.
I bought this from home depot, I thought to use it I would plug it up to let it charge for several hours, then after the unit fully charges, I could unplug it and use it for my car battery. Is that correct, that I can charge this Vector up, then unplug it to use it to then help maintain my car's battery (can't drive car due to suspension damage)..
I don't want to use this it has to be plugged i to the wall in order for me to use it on my car battery (partially bc the outlet is to far away). Instead I assumed I could charge the Vector up using my wall outlet, unplug it when it's fully charged, then use it on my car
I think that's something I can use, I mostly work out of my garage or on the road (mobile mechanic) so I'm usually working on one vehicle at a time besides at $60 I can buy 2 just to have one in my wife's car. I do do a lot of diesel work so I'll have my Clore jump 'n' carry to help jump those when necessary.
It's a pretty cheap unit for what it does. You got the idea, you still have the Clore for the "real" jump-starts. These chargers are great to place on the battery while you're working on the car. So many electronics in our vehicles these days, so they drain the battery fast when they're not running. ...you know that better than us. Thanks for watching and commenting.
nice video, I just bought the everstart maxx 50 amp it have cables all over, very different to this model that you are using
Thanks for the info! Thanks for watching.
I just bought this product it won't charge my battery right out of the box I just keep getting the flashing terminal icons on the display screen am I doing something wrong
So this has to be plugged in in order to work?
Can this charge lithium ion batteries tho like antigravity batteries
How many hours take to charge a battery fully charged?
Does the charger have an internal battery that needs to be charged as well or is it only plug and charge? If it does need to be charged how long and often does it need to be charged before using? Sorry to bother you with this question. I can't find info online, and the manual is just a warning book. No "Use" info in it.
Can it amp down for use on a motorcycle battery?
I thought the battery recondition mode desulfates the battery plates...
How do you get it to work all mine does is flash the cables
When I press charge it defaults to recond., and when I press the recond button to turn it off it stops all together. What gives?
I hooked it up plugged it in got the flashing icons. It hummed for about 15 seconds then nothing. Is it a bad charger? Never got to the second phase of operation. Pushed all the buttons nothing.
I would definitely return it. Sounds like it's probably defective. Thanks for watching.
This is basically same unit as the Stanley or B&D 15amp models with a different front panel sticker.
Yes, pretty much the same. Thanks for watching.
Does this work in a motorcycle battery? When I connect the cables and hit the charge buttons the screen shuts off after a few seconds. Is my charger just faulty or am I doing something wrong
Wow, that seems wierd. If it shuts off, then you may have a faulty charger. I'd exchange it. Thanks for watching.
What about if my car needs booster in the street and I don’t have access to a power source? This battery can still give me booster?
You need power inverter 12Vdc to 120Vac
can i charge 12v 50ah lithium life po4 with this charger
You didn't explain the battery recondition process. For those who may not know.
My instructions says to check the battery make sure you have a charged battery first, by using the charge button, or the engine start button to get the battery up to be able to recondition. After that reset and hit the reconditon button let it work by itself for 24 hours!!! Do not touch or tamper with it. After 24 hours it will automatically go into charging mode until it hits the float mode which means that the recondition process is complete. You can float charge your battery for about a half hour or so. If it is a dead battery than youu can repeat this process 2 more times if needed to make sure it holds a charge.
Was looking for instructions for EVERSTART BC50BE -- apart from Vector's better cord management, this appears to be same product, rebranded! Thx for the video!
Thank you
How to charge the Everstart max in your home by its self
Hablas muy rápido, pero la explicación es magnifica. Pero no vi el video porque me pasé leyendo los subtítulos en español, entonces si alguien doblara el video a español y quitara los subtítulos lo veríamos miles de personas que hablamos español en toda América Latina y Europa.
Gracias por su atención.
This charger will work with 8v batteries?
I keep asking it to charge (dead battery, in car) which was working just fine until I drained it by leaving the trunk hood up. I attach, everything is fine, ask it to charge and a few seconds later it "reconditions" and that's ALL it will do. I switch it back to charge, it snaps back to "recondition".
Whyy do u have to plug it in to an extension cord while your charging the car??? I dont get it i obviously will have no access to a plug if my car is dead in the middle of the road??!!! Im trying to learn how to use this thing before returningg itt
It's not a battery jump box, it's a battery charger. Thanks for watching.
@@Shoptoolreviews ohhh i seeeee.....thank youuuuu
can you run the battery recon mode without taking the battery off the car?
You can do it in the car, but we'd recommend removing the battery cables. Thanks for watching.
Cord management helps the product last longer.
Left mine on for about 20mins and stayed on 35% charge the whole time. Bouncing back and forth from 15.8A to 16.0A the whole time ended up with 12.9 V idk if that’s normal since the other battery I had did the same
And what does battery recond mean?
Does this machine have own power so I can still jump start my car even I am in the middle of the road and do not have access to a wall power outlet?
No.
Apparently Vector and Stanley buy their 15amp and 25 amp Battery chargers from the
same factory in China.
Does anyone know if it will charge lithium ion batteries?
The Video never mentioned how long it took to charge the battery on the bench..?? Nor how long it takes to recondition the failing battery ??
That all depends on the battery, and how dead it is. Reconditioning should always take overnight to 24-hours. Thanks for watching.
@@Shoptoolreviews it feels like forever to even see the black part of battery to fill.
Does it need to stay plugged in?
Yes
I connected to a battery to charge and immediately it went to “Battery Recond” mode. I left it connected for 10 hours and ots still just reading “battery recond” does this mean its nit charging at all?
good question..... answer?
Mine does the same, it’s been longer then 10 hours.. I can’t find any info on what that means. Hopefully someone has an answer
In another question he said it takes like 24 hours to recond the battery.
Says in manual recon take over 24 hours then it'll enter charge mode
I left mine charged for days and it didn’t remove from recon. Had to take it to our auto mechanic to bring the battery back to life.
I can't say I recommend this charger for AGM batteries. I have 2 AGM batteries that can never get past about 90% charge with this charger. My other Schumacher battery chargers have a selection for AGM batteries and they always complete the charge to 100%. I don't think this charger can really tell the difference and may overcharge AGM batteries. I find it strange that the box says it can charge AGM batteries but there is nothing about that in the manual.
does the device has to be plug on the wall?
Yes, it does. It's not a battery jump box. Thanks for watching.
@@Shoptoolreviews ok thank you
Trying this charger now. I am trying this with the battery removed. I will give you my absolute honest opinion. It seems very light for a battery charger, but the performance is the tell all.
Let us know what you think. Thanks for watching.
How long does the battery recondition cycle last ?
Another video addressed this and said 24 hours to run the battery up and down several cycles.
@@HorseTVGlobal, thank you. I actually did 2 days, but only ended up with 2.8.... I'm guessing this battery is shot.
You didn’t show how do you unplug the alternator wire Except that he was excellent
Sorry about that. Thanks for watching.
Hi can it be left on all the time as a trickle charger or true battery maintainer
Yes, it can. It will automatically sense the battery and trickle charge. At the same time, I wouldn't buy this in the place of a Battery Tender or a dedicated trickle charger. Thanks for watching.
@@Shoptoolreviews thanks so much for the response and it was a great review!
Bunch of complaints about lil stuff this charger is awesome nuff said
Black & Decker product?
Can you charge a lithium battery with it?
Depends on the battery, but yes, you should be able to.
I can verify it will not jump a fully dead battery... especially one near it's end of life. The good news is it charges really quickly.
I don't think it claims to jump a totally dead battery. It's only a 50A boost. Thanks for watching.
Is 12.1 volt considered dead?
Could it jumpstart a V6 (nissan murano) when battery has only 12.1v?
See if it can charge your pacemaker
Can it charge a riding lawn mower safely ?
@@mike7204 yes, I use it on my riding mower and motorcycle.
I have a charger and because there is no cord management is the pain in the ass to connect them to the battery because the positive in the negative if you don’t have the cord management can collide and just freaking short the shit out of the charger so the cord management is amazing
Thanks for watching.
If your battery dies out on the road this unit is completely useless it's not a jump box it needs to be plugged in. Also if you don't use the reconditioning option properly you'll destroy your battery's amps
The boost will not start a dead battery, but just let the boost on for a minute or so without cranking and a good battery will be charged enough to start your truck,
Should have tried it on a stone dead battery. The example used is not very helpful. My battery Icon is flashing instead of going from empty to full.
Sorry that it wasn't more helpful. Thanks for watching.
Exactly same. One as Everstart Maxx hmmm makes me suspicious. Who actually makes these???? Same as the Black and Decker as well
So this is not a PORTABLE charger?
I thought this was a jump starter. Going to be returning this. Label was misleading. I hate that.
No, it's a battery charger with a starter option that boosts the Amperage. Must be plugged in. Thanks for watching.
This is not a portable charge ? U have to plug it in
If you have to plug it in before it can start the car it makes no sense what if you are on the road
Exactly. No sense to me. 🙄
It just flashes for me. I can't get it to work.
Have you tried it on more than one battery?
So this thing is not portable??
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The Vee-Hickle annoyed me LOL
Sorry about that, we'll do better next time. lol. Thanks for watching.
@@Shoptoolreviews Lol. Thanks for the review! Happy New Year from Philadelphia!
Mine already took a crap no warranty 😡
Anyone else notice the spam bots in the comment sections lately?
Sorry about that. You would think they could filter these out better. Thanks for watching.
I'd say this review has an overly positive tone. As if the reviewer is being compensated for a good review. Instead of criticizing the design for have small gauge wire to alligator clamps, you just say "it does the job I think." For example, it might be more appropriate question that choice. Can that gauge wire handle 50A?
Not compensated even a penny. We will always provide the truth, as we see it. Do we make mistakes? Absolutely, and we're the first to admit it. As I mention in the video, this is a fine charger for someone at home or for a small shop. At some point, you have to trust someone, or you'll go through life pretty bitter. Thank you for watching, and always feel free to share your thoughts.
Mine broke after 15 months of light use...no refund from Vector
THE WAY YOU ASK TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE....sounds like you're begging.
Is this a black and decker knock off from china?
Probably is from the same manufacturer. Thanks for watching.
Why the crappy music?