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Less often used equipment/vehicles (say, boats or weekend motorcycles) are often put on battery tenders when not in use, to keep the battery fresh for when you
by Arrath 3y ago
Less often used equipment/vehicles (say, boats or weekend motorcycles) are often put on battery tenders when not in use, to keep the battery fresh for when you do want to use it. Just yesterday my FIL was relating how he put his motorcycle on a tender because it had some parasitic drain that would flatten the battery in 3 days of sitting, for example.
This product seems to be a bit of an in-between, not having the ability to trickle charge the battery, but you can keep any eye on it and charge or jump it as needed.
- Syonyk 3y agoYeah, I got tired of replacing batteries and now keep just about everything infrequently used on a battery tender. Lead acid as used in cars doesn't like being deeply discharged, so a couple good deep charges will trash them. A battery tender and extension cord is an awful lot cheaper than batteries, and a $30 unit will save you a lot more in battery replacement for infrequently used vehicles. Also, they make the tractor a lot happier to start in the winter. :)
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoI was in a warehouse of supercars recently. Stuff you had no idea existed. 10 offs, things like that. Every vehicle was on a trickle charger, for a few reasons. But one reason I especially liked… The La Ferrari CAN NOT run the batteries dead. If it does, and it’s locked, you are in trouble. Like call a Ferrari rep to come fly out and partially take it apart to get it charged and running again trouble. Same with some Bugati I had never heard of. Everything down to McCarens and lower. These aren’t vehicles that will run after sitting for a month let alone a few. Some might top at a week.
- wkat4242 3y agoWow that's surprising, especially considering most buyers would buy these things to drive a few times a year. It's not really something you get to drive to work or do you shopping :)
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoEvery supercars owner knows to leave them on chargers. Or rather, everyone responsible for super cars leaves them on chargers. One time, I had to change the oil on a McClaren… it has no dipstick, no oil pan, and you need to remove ~50 bolts and two skid plates to access anything. They are art and engineering pieces that you get inside. They are not cars per se.