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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: marcmax on January 12, 2013, 10:03:36 AM

Title: Battery Tender Sale
Post by: marcmax on January 12, 2013, 10:03:36 AM

For anyone who needs on the battery Tender Jr is on sale at KMart. My bikes live on one when I am not out riding and I have never had a battery issue. $19.99 is a great price

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_082W003683980000P?sid=KAx20050801x13xSlickdeals&PID=4485850&aff=Y

Title: Re: Battery Tender Sale
Post by: Bob_Roller on January 12, 2013, 10:21:10 AM

If by chance you don't have any K-Mart stores in your area, Sears has the same charger on sale ( K-Mart-Sears the same store) .

If you have a Harbor Freight store nearer you, they have a battery maintainer as well .

http://www.harborfreight.com/15-amp-three-stage-onboard-battery-charger-maintainer-99857.html

Use one of their usual 20% off coupons and knock the price down a bit more .

I have a battery maintainer on all of the bikes and one car whenever they are parked for the day .

Title: Re: Battery Tender Sale
Post by: Bengt_Phorqs on January 12, 2013, 10:50:52 AM

Is that suitable for use with the AGM batteries we use in oilheads?

Title: Re: Battery Tender Sale
Post by: marcmax on January 12, 2013, 11:06:14 AM

Don't have any experience with the HB version but I do know the Battery Tender version works well with AGM batteries.

Title: Re: Battery Tender Sale
Post by: Bob_Roller on January 12, 2013, 11:38:15 AM

The Harbor Freight charger, maintains 13.42 volts, in the voltage  range recommended for Odyssey batteries, if I remember correctly .

All of my batteries are AGM type .

I've been using them for going on 4 years now on the bikes, I had one fail in less than a month, got it replaced under their warranty .

The one  I'm using on the Z3, has been in use 5 years now .