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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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I left the main switch on now my battery is dead.. had it hooked up to a battery tender for a week and still no charge... what else could be wrong..
 
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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If the battery voltage is below 10 vdc or so, the Battery Tender won't bring it up to charge....

The battery tender is for a maintenance charge, not a booster to revive a dead battery...

You need to get it on a trickle charger for a while, and after it is up to about 11 vdc steady, then the battery is strong enough to reinstall, and be hooked up to the Tender...
 
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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