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Bad Battery Tender
« on: February 19, 2012, 06:12:47 PM »
Went into the garage today to ride the 05 SEEG.....it would not stare

Walked over to the 02 FLHT......it would not start either

The 04 SEEG fired right up.

All bikes are on Battery Tenders, but 2 of them are bad. Checked the voltage on one and 0.00.....the other 6.38 and that is what the battery had.

Can't understand why 2 of 3 went bad but go out to the garage and check yours with a voltage meter to be sure. New batteries are not cheap.
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2012, 06:14:48 PM »
  good advice brian
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2012, 06:15:33 PM »
Brian were green lights still on indicating they were charging? Just wondering because I just bought a new battery and want to make sure I don't run into the same issue.

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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2012, 06:20:58 PM »
I have green lights on all 7 tenders so I'm hoping that the green light is an indication that the tenders and batteries are all still good.
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2012, 06:28:08 PM »
I guess one saving grace for me is when I got the battery yesterday I was told it hadn't been on the charger that long and was asked if I had a BT. Told them I indeed have one and when I installed the battery when I got back home and hooked the BT up to it the light started off red, then went to red on w/green flashing and finally to green on with nothing else. Hopefully that is an indication that it is working as it should be.

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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2012, 06:29:23 PM »
Quote from: Fired00d on February 19, 2012, 06:15:33 PM
Brian were green lights still on indicating they were charging? Just wondering because I just bought a new battery and want to make sure I don't run into the same issue.

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Somehow I heard about you buying a new battery. You got your moneys worth on that one.
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 06:35:02 PM »
Quote from: Skillet on February 19, 2012, 06:29:23 PM
Somehow I heard about you buying a new battery. You got your moneys worth on that one.
I sure did :2vrolijk_21:.... and I want to make sure this one lasts as long as the old one did. ;D I keep it hooked up to the BT religiously.

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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 07:28:15 PM »
Quote from: Fired00d on February 19, 2012, 06:15:33 PM
Brian were green lights still on indicating they were charging? Just wondering because I just bought a new battery and want to make sure I don't run into the same issue.

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Still green light on :nixweiss: so I am baffled

Took one apart and the board was toast
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 07:31:16 PM »
Quote from: hogasm on February 19, 2012, 07:28:15 PM
Still green light on :nixweiss: so I am baffled

Took one apart and the board was toast
Ok, thanks. Hopefully from what I experienced w/the lights going thru the cycle w/new battery that mine is still good... hell it's worked good for the last 8+ years. ;) :D

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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2012, 08:07:48 AM »
Quote from: hogasm on February 19, 2012, 07:28:15 PM
Still green light on :nixweiss: so I am baffled

Took one apart and the board was toast

Unless you have a dead short in the battery, the BT will think  battery is good. And not all BT's will shut down when charging a shorted battery.  I,ve actually seen a melted (fried) Battery Tender sitting on a roller tool chest when it didn't sense a shorted battery. There is suppose to be safe guards built into the circuitry on these things to shut down when a battery shorts but obvisouly they always don't work.  I mounted mine in an old electrical can on the wall hoping this would avoid any fires if it fry's unattended.    :o
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2012, 08:38:07 AM »


Deltran is a great company. If the "tender" goes bad just send it back to Deltran with 15 bucks and they will send you another.
I have six that run constantly with a spare.

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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2012, 09:05:54 AM »
If your coming to Daytona for Bike week, there 'shop' is 20 min away. I have stopped at it with ones that have gone bad and walked out with new replacements at NO CHARGE.   :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2012, 10:10:35 AM »
Quote from: SBB on February 20, 2012, 08:38:07 AM

Deltran is a great company. If the "tender" goes bad just send it back to Deltran with 15 bucks and they will send you another.
I have six that run constantly with a spare.

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Didn't know that.  Had an old one die about a year ago.  Oh well.....
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2012, 11:15:22 AM »
Quote from: Twolanerider on February 20, 2012, 10:10:35 AM
Didn't know that.  Had an old one die about a year ago.  Oh well.....

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I had the same problem mine was on the 05 SEEG it was green backed it out of the garage and nothing, put a charger on the battery and it was dead! Luckly it was only the on BT all other bikes started fine!
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Re: Bad Battery Tender
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2012, 12:00:19 PM »
Is everyone using the Jr. or the Plus :nixweiss:
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