Exploding battery's being charged by this type of charger is unfortunately well known in the classic car fraternity. I know of people who have lost their cars due to it, a Rover P6 burnt out and garage destroyed, a good friends 1939 Ford, battery under rear seat set on fire, lots of damage. This car was kept at his holiday home and luckily he was there and found it. He could have lost his home as it has an integral garage. A friend in the Netherlands who is a Dolomite owner and employed in the manufacturing of exotic high performance cars has seen a whole collection go up when a customers garage was destroyed using one of these. just a few examples i have heard of.
In all but one, my mates 1939 Ford, they were all the cheap ones purchased from the discount supermarkets. Steve's was an early version of a main brand which he had been using for a lot of years. He now disconnects the battery's of his classics and charges as required and will not trust using one again.
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