another battery /tender question
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Racer
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From: scottsdale az
another battery /tender question
Hey guys
a quick question for you.
I just installed a new Delco battery a few weeks ago and am going out of town for all of next week. Would you still use the tender even though it's a new battery?
a quick question for you.
I just installed a new Delco battery a few weeks ago and am going out of town for all of next week. Would you still use the tender even though it's a new battery?
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For a week in our warm weather with a new battery? Unnecessary- only if you have aftermarket stuff that has created a parasitic drain.
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It's not necessary to use a tender under those conditions, but batteries kept on a tender when parked; seem to last longer.
Our car will go two weeks or more without a tender and still start just fine, but my personal rule is to use a tender for anything over one week. Being nice to your battery will help it be nice to you.
Our car will go two weeks or more without a tender and still start just fine, but my personal rule is to use a tender for anything over one week. Being nice to your battery will help it be nice to you.
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Add another yes...and look at it this way, if you don't get one, jump in the car one day and it's dead, you'll say I should have bought that tender, if you buy a tender and use it, that won't happen, and if it does, you know you need a new battery anyway...
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I have used tenders for years and usually get 7 years out of a battery. I have magnetic quick disconnects on my cars and they are always on tenders. Keeping the battery at optimum charge is not necessary but in my garage it seems to add a significant amount of life to my batteries.