Best battery tender
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I have a dual battery tender just in case i have to hook up another battery for charge. http://www.jegs.com/i/Battery+Tender/304/0220165DLWH/10002/-1 So far i have had no issues with it even with my AGM battery being on it. The battery always has a charge, every time i have pulled it off to use it in my car's, or friends car.
I have had one of these for close to 10 years, you will be happy with it. Never had any issues with it and it still works.
Ok, so I built my own cable that screws down to the battery terminals and runs into the grill area. I installed a fuse on the positive side of the cable near the battery (for safety). The other end of the cable in the grill area terminates to an S-connector with a cap.
Whenever I need to plug-in, I just reach in the front grill opening, grab the cable, pull off the weatherproof cap and plug it into the battery tender. It's just as easy to disconnect.
Since I drive the car at least once per week, this is much less of a hassle than opening and closing the hood every time I want to connect the battery tender.
Whenever I need to plug-in, I just reach in the front grill opening, grab the cable, pull off the weatherproof cap and plug it into the battery tender. It's just as easy to disconnect.
Since I drive the car at least once per week, this is much less of a hassle than opening and closing the hood every time I want to connect the battery tender.
I had four quads and two bikes hooked up on trickle chargers. Two on the brand Battery Tender and the rest on a brand called CTEK. The battery tenders kept getting drained. I went to buy a battery at Interstate warehouse and they said Battery Tender will drain them more than most brands. I have never had a problem with CTEK. This is my only bad experience with them so take it as you want.
Not too sure how the battery tender can "drain" the battery. The whole point of it is to maintain a full charge level of the battery. A battery tender is not a trickle charger which can cook a battery, rather it charges it at a very low amperage until it gets full. Once full, the battery tender enters a "float mode" which monitors the charge of the battery and only tops it off if it gets low.
It could be that your Battery Tender was defective somehow. I actually didn't buy that brand, but instead got a Schumacher which is the same brand I use on my sump pump battery. My last sump pump battery lasted 10 years.
I guess only time will tell if this thing is gonna end up killing my battery instead of saving it.
This morning in the -2 degree temps, I had to drive the Cobra. It cranked and started right up like it was 75 degrees out.
It could be that your Battery Tender was defective somehow. I actually didn't buy that brand, but instead got a Schumacher which is the same brand I use on my sump pump battery. My last sump pump battery lasted 10 years.
I guess only time will tell if this thing is gonna end up killing my battery instead of saving it.
This morning in the -2 degree temps, I had to drive the Cobra. It cranked and started right up like it was 75 degrees out.
You might try this:
Wireless Extension Cord
Although it might fry small animals that happen to cross between the antennas.
Wireless Extension Cord
Although it might fry small animals that happen to cross between the antennas.
That the same one that I have been using on my Chevelle for 2yrs no problem works well.
Zack, i think ive agreed with just about everything you said but this lol. I dont think i could trust something like that knowing its really cheap quality. It might be good for the moment, but for how long who knows. Last thing i would want is for a battery that explodes under my hood or worse a fire from the charger shorting and burning down the garage.
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