starting car with battery tender attached

[johnnyrauder]

is this ok to do?

[justbob]

Perfectly fine.


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[martyo]

Perfectly fine.


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Except some of the brands of battery tenders, other than Battery Tender brand itself, can get screwed up when they are back fed.

[justbob]

Except some of the brands of battery tenders, other than Battery Tender brand itself, can get screwed up when they are back fed.



Did not know. See, still learning something daily! [emoji1303]

You would just assume they could handle a volt or two. I guess they are "tender" [emoji4]


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[fastblackmerc]

Just to be on the safe side I always disconnect my tender before I start my MM.

[tbone]

I always buy those $20 Schumachers and never have an issue with it. Motorcycles, cars, snowmobiles, atvs, tractor, whatever.

[johnnyrauder]

http://www.batterymart.com/merchant2/graphics/00000001/022-0150-dl-wh.jpg

[johnnyrauder]

this is the one im thinking of getting. also is ok to leave it on for 2 or 3 months?

[Gryphonzus]

Mine get hooked up to my Battery tender as soon as it gets parked in the garage. They are designed to be put on and left on for months at a time. I just try and disconnect them before starting just to be safe.

[martyo]

Mine get hooked up to my Battery tender as soon as it gets parked in the garage. They are designed to be put on and left on for months at a time. I just try and disconnect them before starting just to be safe.

A good practice.

[martyo]

http://www.batterymart.com/merchant2/graphics/00000001/022-0150-dl-wh.jpg

This one is, I believe, the lowest level charge offered by Battery Tender. It can left on indefinitely.

[tbone]

Cheap and reliable. $20 Amazon

[88CuttyClassic]

i started my dads road runner on friday with the Battery Tender hooked up. i didnt have time to wait on a full charge and it wasnt strong enough on its own. worked fine.

[stevengerard]

I have multiple chargers, my Craftsmen has a setting for 2 amp trickle, 10 amp trickle and "start"

Its made to start the car with it hooked up.

[johnnyrauder]

Cheap and reliable. $20 Amazon

i need it to be waterproof. thats why im looking at the 800

[fastblackmerc]

i need it to be waterproof. thats why im looking at the 800

I run an extension cable thru the inner fender and plug in the charger. This way you can close the hood. Just remember to disconnect it. I have the Battery Tender Junior 021-0123.

[johnnyrauder]

I run an extension cable thru the inner fender and plug in the charger. This way you can close the hood. Just remember to disconnect it. I have the Battery Tender Junior 021-0123.

so where is the charger its self under the hood?

[martyo]

so where is the charger its self under the hood?

Outside the car.

The charger has a quick disconnect break away style plug.

[johnnyrauder]

thanks all!

[martyo]

Here's one of my Battery Tender units. This one can handle ten cars.


http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/martin_ochsMartyO/Mobile%20Uploads/0C53D556-E356-4A52-AC23-E15FD6BB64BD_zpsbh5u11rn.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/martin_ochsMartyO/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0C53D556-E356-4A52-AC23-E15FD6BB64BD_zpsbh5u11rn.jpg.h tml)

[RubberCtyRauder]

Here's one of my Battery Tender units. This one can handle ten cars.


http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/martin_ochsMartyO/Mobile%20Uploads/0C53D556-E356-4A52-AC23-E15FD6BB64BD_zpsbh5u11rn.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/martin_ochsMartyO/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0C53D556-E356-4A52-AC23-E15FD6BB64BD_zpsbh5u11rn.jpg.h tml)


I wish I had the problem of battery management of 10 cars..:depress:

[fastblackmerc]

so where is the charger its self under the hood?


Outside the car.

The charger has a quick disconnect break away style plug.

My maintainer is under the hood, since it's a small plug-in unit. If I don't remember to unplug it, it will disconnect from the extension cable which I will see laying on the ground.... and then I'll pop the hood and remove the maintainer.

[Gryphonzus]

I leave my hoods up while the charger is connected for two reasons. One it reminds me the charger is hooked up and two (the big reason) is the mice do not nest in the engine compartment.

[fastblackmerc]

I leave my hoods up while the charger is connected for two reasons. One it reminds me the charger is hooked up and two (the big reason) is the mice do not nest in the engine compartment.

Mine stays outside... so the hood stays shut.

[tbone]

The Schumacher comes with alligator clips and a quick connecter that you leave permanently connected to the battery. Throw it in the engine compartment, run an extension cord. Leave hood ajar. Shut it if you are careful. Leave on forever. Start it connected. No matta.
Ummm, yeah. I wish I had 10 cars to worry about charging....

[fastblackmerc]

The Schumacher comes with alligator clips and a quick connecter that you leave permanently connected to the battery. Throw it in the engine compartment, run an extension cord. Leave hood ajar. Shut it if you are careful. Leave on forever. Start it connected. No matta.
Ummm, yeah. I wish I had 10 cars to worry about charging....

I use the quick connector with my unit.

Check Lowe's. My local Lowe's has the same Schumacher unit for $19.88 if you don't want to wait for Amazon to deliver one.

[04 Quicksilver]

I have Craftsman tenders on my 3 antiques. I leave the alligator clips on the posts unless taking car(s) to a show where there is judging. When parked I run a length of romex wire down through engine compartment and twist it on to the end of the quick connector and then pull it up and plug in to the section attached to the posts. That way I can shut the hood and use my custom covers. The cars are in a garage and the tender sits on the floor on a cardboard box.

I have backed out before without unplugging though but has always unplugged at the quick connector itself.

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