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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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just had one of my tenders go bad, i think. plug it in and it blinks red and green back and forth. tried one of my other tenders and it works fine. what do you guys do when one goes bad ? i think it's only2 or 3 years old.
 
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just had one of my tenders go bad, i think. plug it in and it blinks red and green back and forth. tried one of my other tenders and it works fine. what do you guys do when one goes bad ? i think it's only2 or 3 years old.
Buy a new one
 
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 06:39 PM
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Just get a new one is the only option I see
 
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
just had one of my tenders go bad, i think. plug it in and it blinks red and green back and forth. tried one of my other tenders and it works fine. what do you guys do when one goes bad ? i think it's only2 or 3 years old.
What kind is it? Maybe you can go to website and check out the troubleshoot section. Is it worth getting repaired?
 
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 07:06 PM
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 07:36 PM
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last time i looked the deltron jr was around 25$ not really with the time to repair.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 07:49 PM
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My first 1 I bought at cycle gear and had it warrantied twice in the first year. Last time I took it in I asked for my money back and bought a battery tender JR at Oreillys. They warranty the JR for 5 years. Cost me $27
 
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File it and get a new one. $30 ain't gonna break you will it?
 
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i just had the same experience this last weekend. I had one that was charging, then i unplugged, when plugged back in rapid blinking red then green, then finally to red, but never back to green. Left it plugged in for 4 hours. finally unplugged and swapped out my other one and when attached to the bike, instant green.

I checked the purchase date against my pile of warranty receipts, 6 years old. out of warranty by a year. round filed it and bought a new one. I guess they do wear out????
 
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Mine did the same thing. I dropped it so that may have been the cause. Purchased a new one and all is good. You may want to try calling Battery Tender, they have a up to a 10 year warranty depending on the model:

http://www.batterytender.com/Warranty-Information/
 
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