Every home garage should have a battery charger and jump starter to maintain battery health and respond to emergencies. Reflecting the quality design and durable construction CRAFTSMAN is known for, the CRAFTSMAN 100 Cranking Amp 6V/12V Fully Automatic Battery Charger and Jump Starter (CMXCESM253) delivers enough power to jump start cars, SUVs, trucks, and other large batteries. It features 100A engine start, 30A boost, and 6A2A charge/maintain modes and is compatible with standard, AGM, gel, and deep-cycle batteries. With fully automatic operation, the CMXCESM253 features multi-stage charging, auto voltage detection, float mode monitoring, and reverse hook-up protection. A built-in battery and alternator tester allows for at-home diagnosis of bad batteries and larger electrical issues. Other features include wrap cleats for cord storage, an easy-to-read digital display, LED indicators, push-button controls, and color-coded clamps.
- 100-amp engine start, 30-amp boost mode, and 6-amp2-amp charge/maintain mode
- Battery and alternator testers let you diagnose battery and electrical issues
- Fully automatic operation that employs an advanced multi-stage charging algorithm
- Multi-stage charging employs an advanced algorithm to keep your battery in top condition
- Float mode monitoring adds charge only when needed to maintain a fully charged battery
- Reverse hook-up protection prevents the charger from operating if the clamps are reversed
- Boost mode quickly brings deeply discharged batteries back to life
- The integrated battery and alternator testing lets you check your battery charge and voltage levels and diagnose electrical problems
- Other features include auto voltage detection, bad battery detection, desulfation mode, digital display, LED indicators, push-button controls, color-coded battery clamps, and 6-foot booster cables
Anonymous –
I had a dead lawn battery and it started the lawn tractor up instantly. I like that you can plug it into the wall outlet and have instant power.
Anonymous –
Had no problem charging my dual battery truck, as soon as I lifted the charger up, the handle snapped and broke off.
Anonymous –
It’s not a booster jump it has to be plugged in
Anonymous –
Stores easily
Anonymous –
Purposely hides that it must be plugged into a wall outlet to charge or jump. This is not a portable jumper.
Anonymous –
This unit successfully charged my RV chassis batteries after they went dead during the winter. It started with a sulfate reading and a “bad battery” light but gradually the charge went to 100 % and over 12 volts. You have to remove chassis batteries from the RV before charging. You will also need another 6-foot long jump starter cable to hook it up in that case. Unit has a trickle charge and a boost charge together with the jump start option. Nice to have those options.
Anonymous –
Automatic feature is nice. Solid all around battery charger.