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Battery Tender Question
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Cruzr Joe
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
The Jr. also works well for me. I put one on each :ani29: for the long winters nap. :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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:agree: The Junior is more than up to the task. :thumbup:
IdahoMtnSpyder
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Contrary to some comments others have made in the forum here, you can use the Battery Tender, or other high quality battery maintainer, to recharge a partially run down battery. I have a NAPA 2 amp charger/maintainer that I use to recharge the battery if the Spyder has been sitting for several days without riding. There are enough parasitic loads that a battery will drop down a volt or two in a week or so. I have a Battery Bug monitor (no longer made) on my Spyder and it starts beeping when the voltage drops below 12. The charge rate is slow at 2 amps. That's why I would suggest you consider the higher output model.
The absolutely required feature you want to look for, and probably all Battery Tender brand models have it, is a maintain function. That causes the maintainer to stop the charge when the battery is fully charged, and then pulses a charge as needed to keep the charge up. There are other charger brands that have that feature such as NAPA, Schumacher, and others, so you don't need to limit yourself to the BT brand.
The absolutely required feature you want to look for, and probably all Battery Tender brand models have it, is a maintain function. That causes the maintainer to stop the charge when the battery is fully charged, and then pulses a charge as needed to keep the charge up. There are other charger brands that have that feature such as NAPA, Schumacher, and others, so you don't need to limit yourself to the BT brand.
Highwayman2013
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One more vote here for the Battery Tender Jr.
STELLING MAN
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I use the Battery Tender Plus on my :f_spider:, have had no problems at all..:thumbup::2thumbs:
Yes. That's exactly what I do with mine. Just change the fuse (in the frunk) that is associated with the 12V plugs so that it's on all the time and not just switch-activated.
Bob Denman
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:agree: Changing the positioning of the fuse is well-covered in the owner's manual... :thumbup:
I move mine to the "Hot" position for use of the Battery Tender during the Off-Season...
..,and move it to the "Keyed" power source position, for the use of my Onyx XM radio during the Riding Season!
I move mine to the "Hot" position for use of the Battery Tender during the Off-Season...
..,and move it to the "Keyed" power source position, for the use of my Onyx XM radio during the Riding Season!
happyspyder2039
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i use the extreme motorcycle charger has 5 stages to bring a dead battery back to life and conditions it. May get some crap for this but the battery will last longer if allowed to run down as they develop memory. I will run radio for a hr or 2. Then hook up charger for o 2hrs or go for a long ride
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