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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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called--Battery Butler--look on the web and tell me what you think-good-bad--thx
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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I've been using a Battery Tender Plus for years and it works great. It stays on the motorcycle keeping that battery topped up and whenever the Vette will be sitting, it works great there as well. The status lights on the front are nice.

http://batterytender.com/chargers/ba...-at-1-25a.html
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I've been using a Battery Tender Plus for years and it works great. It stays on the motorcycle keeping that battery topped up and whenever the Vette will be sitting, it works great there as well. The status lights on the front are nice.

http://batterytender.com/chargers/ba...-at-1-25a.html
I use it too. Most of the members here have been using them for years. Battery Tender Is #1 on this site.
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called--Battery Butler--look on the web and tell me what you think-good-bad--thx
I have 4 of them and have had mixed results with them. They are cheap and my assessment is, you get what you pay for. I am now using the C-Tek 3300. I think it's the best battery maintainer on the market.
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I have 4 of them and have had mixed results with them. They are cheap and my assessment is, you get what you pay for. I am now using the C-Tek 3300. I think it's the best battery maintainer on the market.
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CTEK (7002) here as well, great product!
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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I just started using the CTEK 3300, so far so good. Just got it from Amazon for $52.00, including shipping.
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Thanks for the Ctek pointer guys, even though I'm a happy Battery Tender user, I do like that the Ctek has special modes for AGM batteries. I'll have to try one of those next time I'm in the market.
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After reading about all of the battery charger/maintainers have chosen the VDC BatterMINDer --it compact-plugs into the wall and desulfatesfull time and meets all the batteries made specs-
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i use

http://www.academy.com/index.php?pag...105-04023-0005

not for a very good reason tho.......i got an academy gift card and i have gone to a sports store like NEVER

i have had it for 2 months and so far so good..........

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