Starting Buddy while hooked up to battery float

schroeder · Post by **schroeder** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:44 pm

Will any harm be done by starting up my scooter while it is still hooked up to the float? I just want to run it for a while to run some fuel thru the system.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:38 pm

The Battery Tender Jr is designed to tolerate this mistake without burning up, but my question is, why tempt fate? Why not just disconnect it? Also, I note you didn't mention whether yours is a "Battery Tender" brand float charger. If it's anything other than a real Battery Tender, all bets are off and my only advice it to disconnect it before switching your scooter on.

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:34 am

What he said

Only takes a sec to unhook from the tender/charger, floater. Better safe than sorry.

skipper20 · Post by **skipper20** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:12 pm

Wolfhound wrote:What he said Only takes a sec to unhook from the tender/charger, floater. Better safe than sorry.

I have done it on more than one occasion but never really thought about any negative consequences. After this, I'll definetely make the disconnect. Thanks!

Bill in Seattle but wintering in AZ
'12 170i Italia

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:22 pm

skipper20 wrote:
Wolfhound wrote:What he said Only takes a sec to unhook from the tender/charger, floater. Better safe than sorry.
I have done it on more than one occasion but never really thought about any negative consequences. After this, I'll definetely make the disconnect. Thanks!

Bill in Seattle but wintering in AZ
'12 170i Italia

Again, if it's a real Battery Tender(R), it won't matter, but I try not to develop bad rabbits that might come back to bite me in other circumstances, and firing up a vehicle that's connected to a charger is definitely a bad rabbit.