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Old 06-15-2018, 09:21 PM
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why does the Harley battery tender have three wires ?...
 
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It only has 2 wires.
 
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I have a pretty high end on....two wires.
 
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Originally Posted by Kingglide549
I have a pretty high end on....two wires.
2 wires on mine as well.
 
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I have a pretty high end on....two wires.
Save your money, the cheap ones have two, too.
 
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Originally Posted by Zerk
Save your money, the cheap ones have two, too.
LOL
This one will keep about 6 batteries happy at once
We have winter here...hibernation for the summer stufffffff
 
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Which end of the tender are you talking about? The battery side has two wires, positive and negative. The AC plug side has 3 wires, hot, neutral and ground.
 
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maybe hes just joking.
 
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Originally Posted by saltlick
maybe hes just joking.
Yep, kind of a strange question for a first post.
 
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I would assume he is plugging the wrong end into the wall........
 


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