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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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Who's that vendor that has those good battery tenders?
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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I've been happy with the units I got from BatteryMart.
They have the BatteryTender brand:

http://www.batterymart.com/c-car-battery-chargers.html
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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I bought two from Harbor Freight over 4 years ago for our cars and they both are still working. One has been on the vette almost constantly. They were about $10-12 if I remember correctly. You can pay up to $80 for one, but I could never figure out why anyone would pay that much for one.
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Ace Hardware has a very good one. The original Battery Tender is also very good , but. a little pricey.
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The original Battery Tender is also very good , but. a little pricey.
Got mine off ebay for $50 and love it
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SilvaDragon
I've been happy with the units I got from BatteryMart.
They have the BatteryTender brand:

http://www.batterymart.com/c-car-battery-chargers.html
THis is where I get mine!
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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I get mine from http://batterystuff.com
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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Harbor Frieght has then on sale for $5.99.
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Wal Mart has a nice Black & Decker unit. It is small, compact and has the quick connector that can be left installed on the car's connectors and not the battery. The big "no-no" with battery tenders is disconnecting the tender from the battery with it is still plugged in. Most mfgs say disconnecting from load without unplugging from the wall first will fry the battery tender! Hence, the alligator clip-on connectors would be more-than-likely to become disconnected and possibly fry the battery tender.
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