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battery tender
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
Still on my first HD SmartCharger, works fine.
Tip: I installed a $5 small sealed led volt meter, just wired in in and tied it up on top of the charger. With charger unplugged, connect tender to bike, mower, car, boat, whatever, and display will read out voltage condition of connected battery, as well as confirm good connection (Including double checking deltran extension cords). If you "Clip" the charger backwards to a battery, (Don't ask) it will show nothing.
When you then power up the charger, volt values go up, steady, then back down to maintain. Much better than dummy lights.
I went with something like this one, green led version. Small, cool.
Tip: I installed a $5 small sealed led volt meter, just wired in in and tied it up on top of the charger. With charger unplugged, connect tender to bike, mower, car, boat, whatever, and display will read out voltage condition of connected battery, as well as confirm good connection (Including double checking deltran extension cords). If you "Clip" the charger backwards to a battery, (Don't ask) it will show nothing.
When you then power up the charger, volt values go up, steady, then back down to maintain. Much better than dummy lights.
I went with something like this one, green led version. Small, cool.
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 11,814
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From: SW Ohio
For checking voltage while riding the bike I just hang this:
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 14,731
Likes: 2,535
From: Mountain Top, Alabama
For checking voltage while riding the bike I just hang this:
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
"I didn't see chit", as you peer over a flex straw for a while later on...
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Oklahoma
If it is broken and no warranty, take it apart and see what is inside. Might be something easy to fix, if not, then toss it. It is already broken so nothing to lose and you might learn something.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Bridgewater, NJ
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 11,814
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From: SW Ohio
Yep, but wish the display was a little bigger, just imagine the possibilities of getting your focus fixated on that display? Hard to get out of that one easily, especially if Mr. Murphy is on your bike with you!
"I didn't see chit", as you peer over a flex straw for a while later on...
"I didn't see chit", as you peer over a flex straw for a while later on...
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For checking voltage while riding the bike I just hang this:
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
http://www.batterymart.com/p-081-015...FQQPaQodREMLjA
off the tender pigtail. The bonus is that it actually reads out numbers so I can see stator output as well.
Most Battery Tender Jr. will last 5 to 7 years, the regular standard tender will go about 11 years.
My 11 year old Battery Tender that I have on an old car just stopped working last month.
When the tenders are in used a lot, and most of us use them a lot, they give up at the end of their
useful life span.
My 11 year old Battery Tender that I have on an old car just stopped working last month.
When the tenders are in used a lot, and most of us use them a lot, they give up at the end of their
useful life span.