Battery Charge

swartzieee · Post by **swartzieee** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:52 pm

Firstly, thank you all for your recent help!

What is the purpose of the Battery Tender Jr?
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-02 ... B000CITK8S

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:12 pm

When the scooter isn't running, the battery slowly loses its charge. Over the course of weeks or months, it gets too weak to start the engine. The Tender keeps it charged, which also prolongs the useful life of the battery.

ScooterMASS · Post by **ScooterMASS** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:13 pm

Swartzieee: Don't even hesiatate for one minute. It's the best $25.00 I have ever spent...Trust me on this. I have own countless small motorcycles & 6 scooters (2 in my stable now) & the Deltran Battery Tender Jr. is worth every nickel! It will keep your battery charged @ all times & will extend the life of the battery. I owned a Kymco People S200 & sold it to a friend of mine....the battery lasted over 6 years!!

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:26 pm

One more thing - the Battery Tender line of chargers is a 'smart' charger - unlike dumbo chargers that just apply a constant charging voltage to the battery and lead to overcharging, the Tender measures your battery, charges with 'main' voltage & current until the battery comes up to a proper level, then switches to a 'maintenance' mode, keeping it full if it drops off a bit, but not overcharging.

I have an alarm system on my scoot whose radio receiver draws a few milliamps whether the alarm is armed or not. Left unattended, this drain will exhaust the Buddy battery in two weeks. The Tender keeps my battery topped up, especially in the winter months. As said before, best $25 you can spend on your scoot.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:11 pm

Anyone with a small scooter should have one!

Scooterboi · Post by **Scooterboi** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:28 pm

My truck or my scoot, whichever I am not driving is hooked up to it.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:01 pm

ericalm wrote:Anyone with a small scooter should have one!

You mean like this?

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:34 am

LOL, I just ordered one of these models to finish out my Scooterworks Gift Card. It will look good next to the model of my Jetta.

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:41 am

Skippy wrote:LOL, I just ordered one of these models to finish out my Scooterworks Gift Card. It will look good next to the model of my Jetta.

A guy after my own heart. I have a Buddy and a TDI Jetta and scale models of both

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PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:07 am

Me, too, but mine's a '73 Thing