Battery Tender Question?
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Battery Tender Question?
What brand and model number battery tender or trickle charger do you guys recommend? I drive very little in the Winter and about three days a week during Spring through Fall. I just replaced a Sears Diehard gold that I installed two years ago that was stone dead. Thanks for any help.
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Originally Posted by CG77VETTE
What brand and model number battery tender or trickle charger do you guys recommend? I drive very little in the Winter and about three days a week during Spring through Fall. I just replaced a Sears Diehard gold that I installed two years ago that was stone dead. Thanks for any help.
Battery Tender brand, the 4 stage one...
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Originally Posted by RONR
Battery tender jr. sells for about 25-30 dollars and works great if you only have one battery to charge at a time....
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Originally Posted by jfb
Harbor Freight sells one for $7.
Go to www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com
I bought a Battery Tender Jr for $28 shipped.
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Make sure you dont get just a trickle charger as they dont shut down when the battery is charged.......Read instructions it will explain how it kicks off and then back on when volts reach a certain level....
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2Years and counting on my $7 Harbor Freight float charge...
Car strarted last week on first crank.... i mean it was a nano-second. the battery was 100%.
Harbor freight specializes in imports from China.
Torque wrenches for $12, winches that are copies of Warn for $59.
they have incredibles values. try them! you'll be happy you did.
Car strarted last week on first crank.... i mean it was a nano-second. the battery was 100%.
Harbor freight specializes in imports from China.
Torque wrenches for $12, winches that are copies of Warn for $59.
they have incredibles values. try them! you'll be happy you did.
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Originally Posted by rws.1
Harbor Freight.... $7 currently. i have two and I've bought at least another six for friends/family who saw how well mine worked.
I just checked harbor freight website. Float charger $14.99......could not find $7 unit. Search did not show any other unit. What am I missing??
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The battery charger/maintainer by Schumacker (spl?) is fully automatic with the battery "float mode" and comes with the alligator clips and the permanant mount for easy hook up. At Walmart for under $20. I've had it going for two years, and, my 87 starts as soon as I hit the key when it has been hooked up.
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Originally Posted by rws.1
2Years and counting on my $7 Harbor Freight float charge...
Car strarted last week on first crank.... i mean it was a nano-second. the battery was 100%.
Harbor freight specializes in imports from China.
Torque wrenches for $12, winches that are copies of Warn for $59.
they have incredibles values. try them! you'll be happy you did.
Car strarted last week on first crank.... i mean it was a nano-second. the battery was 100%.
Harbor freight specializes in imports from China.
Torque wrenches for $12, winches that are copies of Warn for $59.
they have incredibles values. try them! you'll be happy you did.
Ever use a $12.00 torque wrench? A $5.00 set of impact sockets?
The Chinese are hacks!
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I had a Schumacher brand trickle charger and it was cr@p. I paid good money for it, at least $30.00. It just fell apart after little use, so I took a chance and purchased a $16.00 unit from Wal-Mart well over 2 years ago. I expected it to live a short life, but it's in excellent shape and works extremely well. It has the self-contained on/off feature that only charges the battery when needed. I put it on the car in November and take it off in April....no problems. A good purchase. 
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Originally Posted by RONR
Battery tender jr. sells for about 25-30 dollars and works great if you only have one battery to charge at a time....
I've had my Battery Tender Jr. for the last 4 years and my 81 starts up every spring with no problems. Got mine thru Eastwood.
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Originally Posted by 94redrag
I've had my Battery Tender Jr. for the last 4 years and my 81 starts up every spring with no problems. Got mine thru Eastwood. Joe B.
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Originally Posted by RONR
Make sure you dont get just a trickle charger as they dont shut down when the battery is charged.......Read instructions it will explain how it kicks off and then back on when volts reach a certain level....
What he sed
Drifting
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From: Surprise Arizona
Click the link in the upper left corner. http://www.azmotorsports.com/. I have two of the JR.'s and one regular Battery Tender. Been using the JR.'s for sveral years. Best deal going for $19.95.
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Arkvette,
I was in the local store on sunday. Itis definitely the same item ( same stock number) as the one on-line for $14.99 Don't know the reason for the sifferenc ein the store price versus the on-line price.
I was in the local store on sunday. Itis definitely the same item ( same stock number) as the one on-line for $14.99 Don't know the reason for the sifferenc ein the store price versus the on-line price.
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Redwing76,
I used the harbor freight $12 torque wrench next to my brother's snap-on. they are both calibrated to give the same results I checked 25,50 and 100 foot-lbs, they both "broke" at the same ft-lbs. It may not last as long , but I'm not a professional mechanic and it works for my needs.
It comes with a lifetime guarantee, from Harbor Freight. I keep the receipt and guarantee inside the molded case it came with....
I used the harbor freight $12 torque wrench next to my brother's snap-on. they are both calibrated to give the same results I checked 25,50 and 100 foot-lbs, they both "broke" at the same ft-lbs. It may not last as long , but I'm not a professional mechanic and it works for my needs.
It comes with a lifetime guarantee, from Harbor Freight. I keep the receipt and guarantee inside the molded case it came with....