WALMART battery tender question
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WALMART battery tender question
I bought the Schumacher battery tender at Walmart for $21 everyone has been talking about. Made sense - I saved $19 vs buying from HD - duh!
My battery is original (2006) and was pretty much dead and I jumped the bike off my truck on Saturday to go for a ride. Once it's being used, it starts fine. I'm not sure if I was too late on buying the tender or not - to save this battery. There are 4 lights on the tender. Top light is AC POWER (RED), next one down is CONNECTED (RED), next one down is CHARGING (YELLOW), and bottom is CHARGED (GREEN).
I have the aligator clips hooked up. Red to battery, black to a footpeg bare metal ground. When I first hooked it up it was 'charging' and then it should switch to 'maintain' after a little and juice it as needed. But for some reason after it's charged, the CONNECTED (RED) light flashes. The manual says it's in 'maintain' mode when the green light is lit. I'm confused. Anyone have this model tender that can help?
My battery is original (2006) and was pretty much dead and I jumped the bike off my truck on Saturday to go for a ride. Once it's being used, it starts fine. I'm not sure if I was too late on buying the tender or not - to save this battery. There are 4 lights on the tender. Top light is AC POWER (RED), next one down is CONNECTED (RED), next one down is CHARGING (YELLOW), and bottom is CHARGED (GREEN).
I have the aligator clips hooked up. Red to battery, black to a footpeg bare metal ground. When I first hooked it up it was 'charging' and then it should switch to 'maintain' after a little and juice it as needed. But for some reason after it's charged, the CONNECTED (RED) light flashes. The manual says it's in 'maintain' mode when the green light is lit. I'm confused. Anyone have this model tender that can help?
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I'm pretty sure it flashes when there's a problem with your connection or your battery. Mine flashes if I start the bike up before I unplug it. On my actual battery charger, that would be a sign that your battery is shot...dead cell or something. You can still use the tender to maintain a dying battery, but it's just a matter of time. Go to HD and have them test it. They run it through to check CCA, output and other cycles to check the internal cells.
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Off topic, but if it is not too late to return it, you can get the BT from Pep Boys for $25... the actual BT Deltron brand. Don't ever buy from the stealership, they have a HUGE markup!
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Personally I would use the pigtail that attaches directly to the the battery terminals over the alligator clips. Much better connection. And also, once attached, you don't have to take the battery cover off to hook it up.
Sounds like the connection isn't as good as it needs.
Sounds like the connection isn't as good as it needs.
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