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To trickle to two?
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February 12, 2010, 12:27:05 PM »
Got 2 bikes, both with fairly young batteries.
Got 1 battery tender Jr.
How often should I switch it from bike 1 to bike 2 & back??
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February 12, 2010, 12:54:52 PM »
For winter storage or for general upkeep during riding season?
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February 12, 2010, 01:12:50 PM »
I try to move my one charger about every two weeks among the three bikes. I'd try to do it every week, but I usually forget
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February 12, 2010, 01:29:26 PM »
Yeah, you'll be fine for several weeks at a run if 1) the batteries are good and 2) there are no constant drains/shorts in the bikes' systems.
I haven't put my Sportster on the tender at all this year and it fired right up last week (after sitting near onto a month) so I could do some running around on it (the day before SnowPocalypse)
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When you take the garbage to the street... change....
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Quote from: county on February 12, 2010, 01:41:49 PM
When you take the garbage to the street... change....
A nice thought, but two things work against me for that: 1) My township is most generous in the allocation of the taxes it collects and therefore we have two garage pickups PER WEEK
2) I can't get to the bikes easily while both cars are in the garage. Therefore, some re-arranging must occur in order for me to move the plugs around.
Otherwise, that's a fine idea!
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Quote from: county on February 12, 2010, 01:41:49 PM
When you take the garbage to the street... change....
GREAT idea for me. Thanks!!
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February 12, 2010, 04:06:10 PM »
Jeeesus people, buy 2. I picked up 3 of these
float chargers from Harbor freight
on sale at $4.99.
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February 12, 2010, 07:05:59 PM »
Quote from: bradleym on February 12, 2010, 04:06:10 PM
Jeeesus people, buy 2. I picked up 3 of these
float chargers from Harbor freight
on sale at $4.99. B
I'd rather have a select few good tools than piles of cheap ones.
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Re: To trickle to two?
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February 12, 2010, 07:11:12 PM »
Quote from: bradleym on February 12, 2010, 04:06:10 PM
Jeeesus people, buy 2. I picked up 3 of these
float chargers from Harbor freight
on sale at $4.99.
B
OK just a bit of first hand experience with the HF float charger, IT KILLED MY BATTERY, BOILED THE F-ING THING DRY
OK rant over , I feel much better now
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Re: To trickle to two?
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February 13, 2010, 02:02:24 AM »
Good to know Andrew, I'll keep an eye on it. I'm only using 1 right now, and I gave a friend another, but he hasn't used it.
Still, spend the $20 on another battery tender. It seems worth it to save a $50+ battery.
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February 13, 2010, 04:06:23 AM »
Quote from: bradleym on February 13, 2010, 02:02:24 AM
Good to know Andrew, I'll keep an eye on it. I'm only using 1 right now, and I gave a friend another, but he hasn't used it.
Still, spend the $20 on another battery tender. It seems worth it to save a $50+ battery.
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I've got two -- only got one bike
Only comment is to keep an eye on those trickle chargers. Mine are good quality, Battery Tender's I think but that trickle charge circuit is IMO far from something I would just set and forget.
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