My battery went down and the HD tender I'm using won't charge it. I only get the amber colored flashing lights. Any thoughts?

 

This is from the Tender manual

 

If you are looking for a new Tender I have one NIB Deltran Plus....$47 shipped....In the F/S section.

What year bike? Did you un-plug it and try again. Maybe the +/- is reversed on your battery...

 

check your charger first, also there's an inline fuse on the charging pig tail going to the battery, i believe it's a 1.5amp it might be bad, see if you can get the battery to charge. make sure all the connections are clean. if all else fails pull it and have it load tested.

 

For a battery tender to work correctly, you should attach it to the bike FRIST then plug it in..... try this and see. If the battery is shot, the tender will not charge it.

Be Safe JIM

 

A Battery Tender will not charge a dead Battery, it is only used to maintane the battery. First post by Potato-Potato is on the money.

 

The tenders have a very LONG warranty !! How old is yours ?? I believe 5 or 5 years is the warranty.

Also,...........they are sold on EBAY for $27 shipped.

 

Had the same issue this spring. My battery in another bike was dead due to my bro forgetting to turn off the key after messing around. I discovered this 2 months later. I used a small charger that I had for my fish locator to charge the battery for about an hour. I then was able to get the tender to work from there. Worked perfectly!

 

I had an HD Tender go bad on me, it was beyond warranty as well. I went to an auto parts store and bought a Schumacher battery charger for considerably less money. It is in it's 4th year now.

 

How did you know it was bad? Mine seems to stay warm all the time. Is this normal?