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Maintenance or float chargers #971565 04/11/11 09:32 PM 04/11/11 09:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,444 NEW JERSEY D dynamite OP pro stock
dynamite OP pro stock D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,444 NEW JERSEY	I gotta go away for a few months and want to keep one of those float type chargers on the family car...think its safe ?? No one will be home to watch it...house will be empty, ..are they safe to leave on without anyone there for at least 3 -4 months ???

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: dynamite] #971566 04/11/11 09:44 PM 04/11/11 09:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,814 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,814 Kirkland, Washington	Yes. I have had a Schumacher companion plugged in for three years nonstop keeping a battery juiced for my 12 volt music and lighting system for my hot tub powered. And Certainly a Battery Tender is quality. I don;t think I would leave a $6 harbor freight charger plugged in though

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #971567 04/11/11 11:48 PM 04/11/11 11:48 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 959 Cincinnati,Ohio J jcastle1 super stock
jcastle1 super stock J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 959 Cincinnati,Ohio	Battery Tender JR. user here for more than 10 years.Great quality stuff at a cheap enough price.Schumacher tenders have been around a long time as well. I would not go and buy the float charger from Harbour Freight for $5 or $10 and leave it unattended.You never know what you're gonna get with that store,I would not want to risk it!

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: jcastle1] #971568 04/12/11 12:59 PM 04/12/11 12:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,444 NEW JERSEY D dynamite OP pro stock
dynamite OP pro stock D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,444 NEW JERSEY	Thanks guys ...but ofcorse thats what I have.A harbor freight one...I had it hooked up to my hauler winch for 3-4 months with no problem...hardly got warm..battery stayed charged...and will plug it into a GFI breaker..stll...????

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: dynamite] #971569 04/12/11 01:01 PM 04/12/11 01:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation dOc ! The village idiot's idiot
dOc ! The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation	I would just get a manual 2 or 3 amp charger and put that on a timer. On-time maybe 2 hours per day.

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: dynamite] #971570 04/12/11 05:39 PM 04/12/11 05:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas earlybee master
earlybee master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas	If your worried, I would clean it, charge it, and pull the cables off. If its dead in 3-4 month,s of warm temps, it was no good anyways. They sit around alot longer than that before being bought as new. BTW, I have 3 HF float chargers, The 1st one died after 6yrs of use, I lost $4.99 on that one!

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: jcastle1] #971571 04/12/11 05:44 PM 04/12/11 05:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,069 Washington State 70Duster440 super stock
70Duster440 super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,069 Washington State	Quote: Battery Tender JR. user here for more than 10 years.Great quality stuff at a cheap enough price.Schumacher tenders have been around a long time as well. Agreed, those little Battery Tender JR's are great. I leave one on the Optima while the car is in storage over the winter.

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: 70Duster440] #971572 04/13/11 12:03 AM 04/13/11 12:03 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 386 Maryland reno340 enthusiast
reno340 enthusiast Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 386 Maryland	I have a Sears Die Hard one. Works flawlessly. "There are only three real sports, Mountain climbing, Bull Fighting and Auto Racing. The rest are just games" - Earnest Hemmingway If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQJtN1_6DU

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: reno340] #971573 04/13/11 10:35 PM 04/13/11 10:35 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,508 Tulsa, Oklahoma 340Cuda master
340Cuda master Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,508 Tulsa, Oklahoma	I don't know what brand it was but Fred Henson lost a great Hemi Challenger to a fire when a battery tender burned up.

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: dynamite] #971574 04/13/11 10:55 PM 04/13/11 10:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Just take the battery out of the car and set it aside until you return. If it's take a charge and holds, great, put it back in the car. Storing the car with a battery in it is dumb. To many things can happen and damage your car. I would not leave a battery charger on it,of any kind. The power spent on a battery charger could be put towards a new battery if need be.

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: earlybee] #971575 04/13/11 11:04 PM 04/13/11 11:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,039 Redwood City Ca. B B1arno super stock
B1arno super stock B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,039 Redwood City Ca.	Quote: If your worried, I would clean it, charge it, and pull the cables off. If its dead in 3-4 month,s of warm temps, it was no good anyways. They sit around alot longer than that before being bought as new. BTW, I have 3 HF float chargers, The 1st one died after 6yrs of use, I lost $4.99 on that one!

Re: Maintenance or float chargers [Re: B1arno] #971576 04/14/11 09:10 AM 04/14/11 09:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,806 Northern NJ StukaJU87 master
StukaJU87 master Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,806 Northern NJ	I put a battery tender on my Night Train from late October to April/May every year. Never a problem. Plug it in and forget it. http://deltranbatterytender.com/ Scott 1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed

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