Battery Trickle Charge Recommendations?
Cruiser
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From: Mass
I've been using Deltran battery tenders for years. Have both the Plus (2.5 amp) and the Juinior (1.25 amp) models. They work like a charm!
http://batterytender.com/
http://batterytender.com/
Road Master
Joined: May 2012
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From: USA/CA
Last edited by HotIceHD; Dec 24, 2012 at 03:18 PM.
Advanced
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Near Los Angeles, California
Anyone in the market for a battery maintainer/charger should also research the NOCO Genius line. I am not affiliated with them, just a satisfied customer.
I bought the 3.5 amp model first for my general charging duties. (My Harley and other bikes, diesel pickup truck, motorhome, dune buggy and personal watercraft.)
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I liked it enough to purchase the 3/4 amp model too.
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And then the 7.2 amp model.
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Somebody stop me before I buy the 26 amp model.
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Good luck with your research.
I bought the 3.5 amp model first for my general charging duties. (My Harley and other bikes, diesel pickup truck, motorhome, dune buggy and personal watercraft.)
Amazon I liked it enough to purchase the 3/4 amp model too.
Amazon And then the 7.2 amp model.
Amazon Somebody stop me before I buy the 26 amp model.
Amazon Good luck with your research.
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Joined: Aug 2010
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I've got a few Battery Tender Jr's and they do the job of maintaining your battery without any hassle at all. I had a bike on a Jr for 13 years with the same battery and when I sold the bike, the guy that bought it had the battery load tested and it was still good. Two riding seasons later, he still has the same battery in the bike. My bikes and my lawn tractor are on the tender whenever not in use. My tractor sits all winter long and starts trouble free each and every spring. Same for the bikes.
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From: Honah Lee
I have them plugged in a on/off surge protector so when I take bike off I can just flip the switch to kill the flashing light on the Harley one. However I pulled both and took my volt/resistance meter and hooked it to the 12V plug coming out of the charger. It shows no resistance. So i figured maybe it needed 12Volt back thru to trick circuits to come on, so I hooked it back up to battery thru the amps draw of my meter. Showed no amps load what so ever on either one. So I really do not believe your statement is correct, at least on the Walmart one I have or Harley's charger. However manual DOES says disconnect it. But I believe if 120 power went off it should not pull battery down.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 348
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From: ohio
Anyone in the market for a battery maintainer/charger should also research the NOCO Genius line. I am not affiliated with them, just a satisfied customer.
I bought the 3.5 amp model first for my general charging duties. (My Harley and other bikes, diesel pickup truck, motorhome, dune buggy and personal watercraft.)
Amazon
I liked it enough to purchase the 3/4 amp model too.
Amazon
And then the 7.2 amp model.
Amazon
Somebody stop me before I buy the 26 amp model.
Amazon
Good luck with your research.
I bought the 3.5 amp model first for my general charging duties. (My Harley and other bikes, diesel pickup truck, motorhome, dune buggy and personal watercraft.)
Amazon I liked it enough to purchase the 3/4 amp model too.
Amazon And then the 7.2 amp model.
Amazon Somebody stop me before I buy the 26 amp model.
Amazon Good luck with your research.
Close buddy works in parts at a big multi brand dealership and gets me a nice discount. When I was in the market for a battery tender he said he already had this pulled for me and I had no other options that he would sell to me. Been very happy with it on my bike, tractor, and vette.