Re: [ST] Battery Tender

[Neil Lindsey <NeilLindsey@xxxxxxx>]

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From: "Strizver, Chris L" <chris.l.strizver@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: November 18, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: [ST] Battery Tender


> I went down to Sears and got myself a regular ol' charger that handles 12V
> batteries and has trickle charge and automatic capabilities. I take my
> battery out of the bike and put it on a shelf, with the charger below, per
> reccomendations.
>
> I don't know if the Battery Tender is useful on other applications than
> motorcyles or if the cost of one is significantly different than a good
> charger. I think I paid about $60 for my charger.
>
> Any thoughts on if the Battery Tender is a better or same value as a
> charger?
>

A Battery Tender is electronically much more sophisticated than almost any
standard 'battery charger'.  I believe that the trickle charge provided by
less sophisticated battery chargers will eventually overcharge your battery
because they never actually stop.  For this reason most battery chargers are
not intended to be used for long term storage applications.  The Battery
Tender cannot overcharge your battery, but on the other hand it is not
intended to deliver high current so it cannot quick-charge a battery.  This
is probably just as well because quickcharging shortens battery life.  As
has been said earlier, the nicest thing about the Battery Tender is that you
can just plug it in and forget it.

Neil




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