Battery Tender junior super cheap!
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Battery Tender junior super cheap!
I got a thing in my email saying today only they are just twenty bucks!
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/45 ... 1430130702
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annnnd you can probably use the MB coupon for an extra 10% off
topic8062.html
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/45 ... 1430130702
Motorcycle Superstore
annnnd you can probably use the MB coupon for an extra 10% off
topic8062.html
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Just so you know, those have a tendency to fail and destroy the battery. I use the bell model from wal-mart. It is the exact same charger as the Tender Jr. just badged and priced differently. The 12v accessory plug from Battery Tender even works . Also you don't have to wait or pay for shipping (that is if you have a Wal-Mart nearby.schroeder wrote:You can get the same thing at Harbor Freight for $6.99. Just hooked up two of them to our scooters. It is called a float charger and goes on and off as the battery needs it, automatically.
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It sounds like most people hook the tender up while their scoots are in their garages. I live in a condo and have to park my Buddy across the street to a telephone poll. As such, I'd have to remove the battery to tend it.
How simple is it to remove the battery? I'd be doing it probably once a week, as my short commute doesn't do sh*t for recharging.
How simple is it to remove the battery? I'd be doing it probably once a week, as my short commute doesn't do sh*t for recharging.
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I don't trust ANY "automotive" charger to stay hooked up to a battery long term. Long term meaning more than a few days, and a day or two a month is all an unused battery needs to stay topped up. I've had $100 super smart computer controlled digital uber chargers go nuts and fry a like new battery, have also had a $20 charger do the same.ScooterTrash wrote: Just so you know, those have a tendency to fail and destroy the battery.
Advantage to the $7 harbor freight float charger [which I own several of] and other low power chargers is well, their low output. Even if they do go haywire and start charging full tilt when they shouldn't at .5 to .75 amp it'll take them a while to do any real damage.
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I found a battery tender at Sears last year for $14.95. They had a huge stack of them this time of year. I remember feeling guilty buying it instead of a gift for someone else(guilty pleasure). But, soon forgot the guilt as that's my troll nature. Check there, it may cost a little more this year.
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