Why behind the seat!?

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03-25-2017, 01:42 PM

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rcread

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What is your source for this information? I leave five cars on Batter Tenders all year long and have never had a battery last less than six years.

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Originally Posted by bj1k

Tenders are good but not if you just put it on and forget it all winter . I had my first new DieHard battery go bad by doing this. They should only be put on for a week at most without a rest. They can fry the battery cells.

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03-25-2017, 06:16 PM

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cicconjo

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Hmm. I think the point of the tender is that it turns off when the battery is fully charged and then trickles when the charge drops slightly. Am I wrong on this?

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