Another charger question
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Battery Tender Jr is what I use on two bikes, boat, jet ski, jeep, lawn mower, tractor & ATV. Never lost a battery yet.
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Another live thread about battery tenders
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I want to put a trickle charger on a timer, tried it once, the battery didn't survive the winter. Battery was brand new. So I'm wondering if what ever style charger you have, has continuity on the low voltage side when it is disconnected. I was charging half hour a day.
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I have battery tender on mine....for the winter...while in storage. You could pull your battery, put on a piece of wood (keep it off concrete and metal) and store in your basement. About a month before you plan to get the bike out, put your trickle charger on for a day....take it off....put it back on for a day....a couple cycles should bring the battery back to where it should be. You don't say what your bike is, but newer models will have some drain due to electronics/alarms/etc... that will put a constant drain on things. You have options....but I would not over think this too much. Really the simplest is to get the battery tender.
You can set the battery anywhere you want and on any surface. The old " it'll discharge on concrete" tale doesn't apply to today's batteries. That was from back when early batteries were built in wooden boxes.
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You are correct.....
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Many of us are guilty of the same. If I may ask, what are you trying to accomplish by using a timer? After all, it failed you in the past. Seems like a lesson was learned.