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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 08:31 PM
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Can I charge my 03 deuce's battery with a standard car charger?
 
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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 08:39 PM
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Yes, just use the lower amp setting
 
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Yes, but if it doesn't have the "tender" feature then disconnect it once the battery is fully charged.
 
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Ok for how long approx? It's not completely dead just not enough to start it. So at 6amps
 
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Ok for how long approx? It's not completely dead just not enough to start it. So at 6amps
2 hours at 6 Amp should be enough to start it.
 
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Sorry to hijack thread. Wondering if it's ok to always use a battery tender between rides. Generally ride every weekend. Will this hurt my battery life?
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Sorry to hijack thread. Wondering if it's ok to always use a battery tender between rides. Generally ride every weekend. Will this hurt my battery life?
Thx.
I leave mine connected to a C-Tek charger all the time when not riding.....no problems yet. Battery is approx. 4 years old and still going strong.
 
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Originally Posted by S.D.M.F
I leave mine connected to a C-Tek charger all the time when not riding.....no problems yet. Battery is approx. 4 years old and still going strong.

+1 Tenders all good
 
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My battery is 6 years old. I always have it on the battery tender during the entire winter, never during riding season.

6 years old and still going strong.
 
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