Last time a car went dead in the garage, my wife's Fit, I hacked up a
>charger from an old DSL wall-wart and a sabre saw as a series current
>limiter. The garage geometry makes it essentially impossible for us to
>push a car uphill to the street to jump it. Now The Brat left her Echo
>in the garege for a month or so and it went dead, too. So I figure
>it's time to buy a real charger. Went to Kragen Auto Parts and bought
>two (one for here, one for Truckee) chargers. They are all "smart
>chargers", namely switchers with electronics, these days.
>
>So I went to work and nabbed a cute little Lascar bench power supply.
>It current limits at 1.2 amps, so I just cranked it up. The battery
>went instantly to 16.5 volts, then settled down to 12 or so in a few
>minutes, and is creeping back up.
Last time I told you to get an HP 6002A and a series diode!