Leave battery tender plugged in all winter..or give it a break once in awhile?
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Leave battery tender plugged in all winter..or give it a break once in awhile?
Like most I will also be suffering from Post Motorcycle Season this winter and will have my bike stored in my non-climate controlled garage with a battery tender plugged in to my fairly new battery. Just wondering who plugs their battery tender in once and leaves it on/hooked up all winter?, or like me...I like to leave it plugged in for a week or so, then unplugged for a week to keep the battery active, or does it even matter?
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A runaway battery tender can wreak havoc on a battery. If I were you I would pull the battery and store it somewhere in the House/Apt and hit it with the tender once a week or so, AND keep an eye on it.
My Battery Tender jr. just went south and was continuously charging. I noticed it because it was in site every time I went out into the garage. The red light was lit for several days before I decided to replace it with a new one. Nothing but Green lights now.
My Battery Tender jr. just went south and was continuously charging. I noticed it because it was in site every time I went out into the garage. The red light was lit for several days before I decided to replace it with a new one. Nothing but Green lights now.
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The only time my Battery Tender is disconnected is when I am riding the bike. Sometimes I also disconnect it when I wax the bike. PERIOD. I have a tender on a generator 24/7. the same with my Tractor and my sport bike and my power washer. A true Tender can never overcharge a battery anyway. Everything I own fires up immediately, just the way I like it.
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