Battery tender at Costco
11-06-2018, 01:30 PM
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Battery tender at Costco
On sale now at Costco. Battery charger and maintainer.
Last edited by farmington; 11-06-2018 at 01:30 PM.
11-06-2018, 04:32 PM
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Drifting
Hi.
I've never heard of this model before.
Just be aware that a cheap battery tender could wreak havoc with the cars electronics. To be safe, the less sophisticated chargers should be used with a disconnected battery.
I'm just saying.
M...
I've never heard of this model before.
Just be aware that a cheap battery tender could wreak havoc with the cars electronics. To be safe, the less sophisticated chargers should be used with a disconnected battery.
I'm just saying.
M...
11-06-2018, 04:37 PM
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Le Mans Master
Deltran Battery Tender is one of the most widely used tenders on the market. It is a good unit.
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11-06-2018, 05:22 PM
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I’ll just be nice and say I bought one of these from Costco a couple years ago and was satisfied enough to buy a second for my other batteries last week when it went on sale.
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11-06-2018, 05:43 PM
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This company has been around for awhile, I wouldn't hesitate to buy these...price is very good too. I like NOCO genius products though for my charging.
11-06-2018, 06:46 PM
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11-06-2018, 07:56 PM
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I've got one just like that one.
11-06-2018, 09:02 PM
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I picked this one up this weekend at Costco. It is a model only available at Costco or batterytender.com.
11-06-2018, 10:51 PM
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Just be aware that Deltran (like many other large companies, ie. DeWalt) makes a "cheaper" version of its products to sell at large warehouse stores. IIRC, most Deltran chargers carry a 10 year warranty and are made in the USA, but the unit pictured has a 5 yr warranty and might be made in China. I saw a similar deal at Home Depot (?) earlier this year and the charger was made in China.
11-07-2018, 04:23 PM
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What I like about DelTran maintainers is their lower float voltages. Just high enough to float the battery and low enough to help keep the electrolyte loss to a minimum.
11-09-2018, 11:38 PM
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Racer
Agreed with the NOCO chargers. Use it for my cars and motorcycles.
11-10-2018, 01:07 PM
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I bought a Battery Tender rated @1,25 amp back in '84 for use on my 14 amp rated motorcycle battery. It is the only one I use on my motorcycle but I do use it occasionally on car battery until I bought a BatteryMINDer.
BatteryMINDer is 2/4/8 amp rated and far superior than most smart charger on the market but at many times over the cost of the Deltran.
I still like and keeping my reliable Deltran expressively for motorcycle, but BatteryMinder is another league!