battery charger

[paulr]

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]

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!!

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]

I trickle charge mine for a full day every few weeks and it does perfect. I believe I have the Jr. too.

 

[boreas]

Same here , every couple of weeks plug in for a day.

 

[Stevenc150]

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.

 

[paulr]

ok kool. thanks guys[up][up]

 

[Baal]

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.

+1

 

[JohnnyS999]

You can leave it on as long as you want

 

[maybebuell]

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]

I was told by the battery shop the same thing maybebuell said!

 

[Kidder]

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]

same here kidder, i plug my battery tender in after almost every ride. no problems after 1.5 yrs.

 

[paulr]

thanks for the info again guys[up][up][up]

 

[onelogue]

How much are those chargers? I wanna get one for my car since i ride the bike pretty much every day now.

 

[Stevenc150]

Got mine on Ebay for under $25 - Battery Tender Jr.

 

[onelogue]

Thx bro