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paulr
12-04-2009, 02:04 PM
How long do i keep this thing on, do i need to take the battery off because id rather leave it on, i was told to keep the charger above the battery?, its a junior 12vdc charger is this ok?, and any other info i should need. Thanks.

lleubbx
12-04-2009, 03:43 PM
Are you trickle charging the battery for the winter?If so you can leave it connected as long as the charger has that feature.
If you´re charging a discharged battery, when its fully charged the charger would comute to maintenance mode and some kind of warning should be visible(light).
Or maybe read the instructions!!:D

Don´t need to take it off and the charger should be on a stable base, above or below the battery it´s the same, i´ve alway used my charger on the floor.

Stevenc150
12-04-2009, 04:15 PM
I trickle charge mine for a full day every few weeks and it does perfect. I believe I have the Jr. too.

boreas
12-04-2009, 06:12 PM
Same here , every couple of weeks plug in for a day.

Stevenc150
12-04-2009, 07:13 PM
i was told to keep the charger above the battery?By the way, who said that the charger had to be elevated above the battery? - Cause that's ridiculous, it's electricity not Water. Somebody's screwing with you. :o

paulr
12-05-2009, 01:01 AM
ok kool. thanks guys[up][up]

Baal
12-05-2009, 04:21 AM
By the way, who said that the charger had to be elevated above the battery? - Cause that's ridiculous, it's electricity not Water.Â* Somebody's screwing with you.
+1

JohnnyS999
12-06-2009, 03:29 AM
You can leave it on as long as you want

maybebuell
12-06-2009, 11:34 AM
on my tender as i read the directions ..It said do not leave on for long periods of time..it could be because i have the 6 amp for gel battery. its a deltran and does have a storage mode.. its a wall mount ...i hardly ever use it..it can effect the water in the battery if its not a close battery or a gel ....that might not apply here..not a good idea to leave it on

boreas
12-06-2009, 01:27 PM
I was told by the battery shop the same thing maybebuell said!

Kidder
12-07-2009, 02:23 AM
I leave my Battery Tender Jr. connected all the time. It is a trickle charger. It goes into maintenance mode once the battery is fully charged. I usually switch between my two bikes on a monthly basis.

JOEL9
12-07-2009, 02:42 AM
same here kidder, i plug my battery tender in after almost every ride. no problems after 1.5 yrs.

paulr
12-07-2009, 06:00 PM
thanks for the info again guys[up][up][up]:)

onelogue
12-07-2009, 06:12 PM
How much are those chargers? I wanna get one for my car since i ride the bike pretty much every day now.

Stevenc150
12-07-2009, 07:10 PM
Got mine on Ebay for under $25 - Battery Tender Jr. (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=battery+tender&_sacat=See-All-Categories)

onelogue
12-07-2009, 09:20 PM
Thx bro