Weird battery tender issue

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Jan 28, 2010 | 04:57 AM

#11

dog155

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A tender will not work if the battery is below 11 volts or has a weak or dead cell.

Jan 28, 2010 | 05:12 AM

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Garemlin

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Called Deltran yesterday. They said it sounds like a faulty unit. I can send it back an they will repair or replace it. But they charge $11.95 return shipping. So I basically have to pay $20 to have this one covered under warranty. Or I can buy a new one for $30. What a rip.

Jan 28, 2010 | 08:03 AM

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Apex Rider

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Can you take it back to where you bought it for a refund/exchange ?

Jan 28, 2010 | 08:23 AM

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schumacher

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I'd just get a different one. Mine doesn't do that.

Jan 28, 2010 | 09:06 AM

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Big Sled

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Originally Posted by Garemlin

If the place you bought it won't exchange it thus you are stuck with it (the $20 postage is a barrier to sending it to Deltran), then I'd cut the wall plug off the end of the 110v cord and put on a generic replacement plug (watching to keep the same live, neutral and ground wire matches)... and plug er back in and see if it will work. (You did seem to describe earlier a prob that sounded like the plug might be internally bad.)

Jan 28, 2010 | 09:20 AM

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jimsflh

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Also polarity will cause it to shut down if reversed.

Jan 28, 2010 | 10:52 AM

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dynodon89

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Check to see if you have any voltage at the clips or the plug?

I have several Battery Tender JR's, some of them light up when plugged in, and some have to be connected to the battery, model changes I guess. In many years, I have only had one go bad, and Motorcycle Warehouse replaced it with a more expensive unit! I ran OVER that one with a car recently, but after straightening the chassis and cover it still works great.

Send it back where you got it or to Deltran.