Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
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03/01/15 01:11 AM
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Do I need to spend $20.00, $40.00, $60.00 to get something good? I need to plug my Challenger in over the winter so the battery stays good. I was reading about $55.00 Dekas today, some people swear by them, others said they had a $20.00 Shumacher that works great.....
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03/01/15 01:37 AM
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I've never used one. I use a regular battery charger set on 2 amp and plug it into a timer that's set to turn on for 1/2 hour a day. You could set it up for however you want though. Once a day, twice a day......
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[Re: steve660]
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03/01/15 01:40 AM
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I've got 4 Battery Tenders/Jrs (the oldest being 15 years) and they are all still working fine.
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[Re: Dans 68]
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03/01/15 03:45 AM
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batterey tender works great.. 50.00 so does cheapo harbor freight..10.00 go grab a harbor in the meantime sometimes you can get em for like 7.99
you come here with nothing and leave here with nothing!! enjoy life while on this planet, cuz when youre dead youre dead!!!
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[Re: ademon]
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03/01/15 11:02 AM
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Never used one and my battery's last 8 to 9 years. I usually just toss the charger on them twice during winter storage for 3 or so hours, and right before I start it in early April. My garage stays at around 52 degrees over winter.
Works for me also.
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03/01/15 12:23 PM
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I have a dual bank battery tender, one side for my pickup and the other side for the Duster. 3 years without any problems. Battery in the Duster is from 2008 and still cranks great. It's been 20 below zero in my garage this winter.
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
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03/01/15 01:46 PM
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I have 2 battery MINDERS from harbor freight.1 on my riding mower and 1 on my reproduction gel cell battery AS RECOMMENDED by the manufacturer!!!!
Let's hope another vendor picks up on the turbostart battery line or the repop battery market is going to get ugly....
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03/01/15 02:42 PM
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Well, I'll be at the NTEA show in Indy this Wednesday so I'll look & see what's there - all the latest & greatest items. Thanks for all the input.
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03/01/15 03:04 PM
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i have the battery tender 4 bank all mount unit. its great, i have the extra long leads and it can reach cars with in 10 feet of my garage! have 2 in and 2 out on the charger. no complaints. have it running continuously for 2+ years now.
I have one on all my cars that are not daily drivers, one on my lawn tractor, my generator, and even the spare battery in the garage that is out of the Charger right now. That what the kids get me for Christmas every year. Highly recommended.
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: Dans 68]
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03/01/15 03:22 PM
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I have used a Battery Tender for about 5 years. I have had no issues with it, and my batteries seem to like it.
Dan
no issues here
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[Re: mopargem]
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03/01/15 03:26 PM
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Never used one and my battery's last 8 to 9 years. I usually just toss the charger on them twice during winter storage for 3 or so hours, and right before I start it in early April. My garage stays at around 52 degrees over winter.
Works for me also.
Same here.... If you do use a trickle charger, watch your water level
Me three, I just charge them a few times a year when they are not being used.
Feels good doing it and you can say "I worked on the car today"
What fun is it having them charged all year long?
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03/04/15 02:38 AM
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Do I need to spend $20.00, $40.00, $60.00 to get something good? I need to plug my Challenger in over the winter so the battery stays good. I was reading about $55.00 Dekas today, some people swear by them, others said they had a $20.00 Shumacher that works great.....
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Never needed one and my last two restoration batteries are both 9 yrs old,started each car every few months during the winter and let it run for about 1/2 hr.
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03/04/15 01:33 PM
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I have never used them in my life and everything I own starts up just fine whenever needed but I do have a heated garage so that probably helps. I don't trust them. I hear too many horror stories of them burning down garages or causing fires from shorting out or over charging batteries.
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03/08/15 01:37 PM
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My opinion is that they can do more damage than good. In my opinion if you treat the battery correctly and put a charger on it a couple of times a year you will be better off.
I have a Schumacher 3 amp trickle charger on my marine battery and it destroyed the battery by overcharging it. It boiled the water out of it. The charger failed - it never shut off. They sent me a newer version under warranty and this unit maintains the voltage at a significantly lower level than the older one.
I personally would not be using a trickle charger on my vehicles.
If nothing else, they are an additional fire risk.
67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph 67 Coronet 500 (street car) 14.82 @ 94 mph 69 GTX (clone) - build in progress......
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[Re: justinp61]
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03/08/15 11:36 PM
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Well, I bought one of the Schumacher ones (one that goes into float mode when the battery is fully charged) & hooked it up today to my Challenger. I connected the pigtail quick connect to the positive on the battery post, & the negative on a chassis ground - all located in the trunk. Plugged it in & we'll see how it works.
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