Battery Tender Jr or full size?

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Nov 8, 2013 | 08:58 PM

#11

dswansbiker

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Originally Posted by Retrop

There are thousands of us here on the forum who have used Walmart's 25.00 tender for years. It turns on when it is needed and turns off when it is not needed. End of story.
I see where you live in Mesquite, Texas. Don't you ride every day down there? If so, you don't need no stinkin tender.

I bought 2 Walmart tenders and neither lasted 3 months before they started malfunctioning. My Deltran units are still going strong after many years.

Nov 8, 2013 | 11:32 PM

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Glenbo

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Had both. Same results.

Nov 9, 2013 | 06:53 AM

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d-streetglidr

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Battery Tender Jr. is $23.00 and free shipping with Prime from Amazon. Tough to beat that.

Nov 9, 2013 | 07:23 AM

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K Melancon

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Either will work. I believe the JR is water resistant (or was) and I would chose the JR for this reason if the bike was exposed. I am using the Battery Tender Plus for years. Just checked the web site and it's not water proof, the International model is the water proof model.

Last edited by K Melancon; Nov 9, 2013 at 07:25 AM.

Nov 9, 2013 | 07:51 AM

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Iceman24

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Originally Posted by d-streetglidr

Battery Tender Jr. is $23.00 and free shipping with Prime from Amazon. Tough to beat that.

Sears beats it by $3.01 and you don't have to wait on package (available @ local Sears). I have two of these + BT Jr. & they work/perform equally. Only difference is BT Jr.'s compact size (footprint = lg power converter).

http://www.sears.com/diehard-battery...p-02871219000P

Nov 9, 2013 | 07:56 AM

#16

biil9

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battery tender by schumacher. great price and works great for me.

Nov 9, 2013 | 08:04 AM

#17

Geezr Glidr

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Just go to WalMart & spend $35 on the Jr. I never had a problem. Have had it for years. Never had a problem starting the bike.

Nov 9, 2013 | 04:03 PM

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the warden

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I have the Harley and the Jr. One for each bike. The junior seems to works at least as well as the Harley for the last several years and at a third of the price.

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Nov 9, 2013 | 04:27 PM

#19

rotti

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Get the Plus.
More power is always better, right?
I use mine on my bike, truck and camper and like faster charge up times. 3/4 amp compared to 1 and 1/2 amps I think.