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Feb 2, 2010 | 12:09 PM

#11

HarleyCanada

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Plug it in, and pray for winter to end...............thats my process!

Feb 2, 2010 | 12:09 PM

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fester1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by acoolmf

I personally use a shumacher charger. Never had any problems with my battery. The H.D. people advise using a deltran charger, but it has a protection circuit that does not allow charging if the battery is below 4.5vdc. In that case, you would have to throw it on a variable rate charger to get the batt up to 4.5 before you can use the deltran. You make the choice.

The Deltran manual indicates 3 volts as the minimum, not 4.5. And 3 would pretty much be a dead battery.

But then, that's probably why theyre called Tenders and not chargers.

Feb 2, 2010 | 02:06 PM

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lh4x4

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Rule of thumb is 1.5 amp max for a cycle battery tender.

Feb 2, 2010 | 02:21 PM

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DGDyna

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lindsey141

if it has a maintainer/floating feature you can leave it plugged in.
I also have the schumacher 1.5 maintainer....always leave it plugged in...never a problem

+1 It charges when it needs to and reduces the amperage for tending