Hey guys its my first year with the bike and am leaving for a month vacation in jan...is it ok to leave the battery tender jr plugged in to the power outlet while I am gone? will this do any harm or blow a fuse? what do you recommend?
Going on vacation for a month, can I leave battery tender jr plugged in 24/7 in condo
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EngineerJoe
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I leave mine plugged in all winter. Isn't that what they're designed for?
well i leave mine plugged in all winter but i switch it every 3 days from 1 bike to another bike ... so every bike gets about 2 or 3 days charge out of a 10 day cycle...
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Charles Darwin
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Is there a moderator reading these threads? This battery issue deserves a sticky.
Battery Tender (and other intelligent trickle chargers/maintainers) is designed to charge the battery and keep it charged in floating (trickle charge) mode. You can (and most people do) leave it connected to your battery all winter, even for years if you need to.
Contrary to the popular wisdom, cold temperatures are better for battery storage. Self discharge rate is lower on VRLA batteries, but it's still much faster at +20 than at -20. And no, freezing temperatures won't harm a good battery in any way.
Contrary to the popular wisdom, cold temperatures are better for battery storage. Self discharge rate is lower on VRLA batteries, but it's still much faster at +20 than at -20. And no, freezing temperatures won't harm a good battery in any way.
Don't be nervous. Leave it on and forget about it. 24/7/365/100
The chances of the battery going bad after a month, although slim, are much higher than the possibility of any damage if it's connected to BT.
I left mine plugged in all the time in my garage, nothing happens... it should be okay.
Same here times three.My Wing is an 01 and i just put a new battery in it last spring to be on the safe side.There is one Tender and 2 juniors in my garage that see 24/7 use.
cbcanada
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I leave mine at 0-5 degrees and nothing happens. People dont give their batteries enuff credit. I
Put my bikes in garage and put the trickle charger on them. The garage gets down to zero but nothing happens to battery as long as the trickle charger is on.
One more time:
A fully charged battery will loose its charge and get damaged faster at room temperature than at -20. Having it connected to a good trickle charger / maintainer is a must when stored at room temperature. At -20 (say, the bottom of the freezer) it will hold it's charge until spring, even without any recharging.
High temperature is bad for long term storage of any battery. Freezing will not damage any battery that wasn't already dead. A battery will have less power output at lower temperatures, but that is irrelevant for storage as we won't need any cranking power at -20 anyway.
A fully charged battery will loose its charge and get damaged faster at room temperature than at -20. Having it connected to a good trickle charger / maintainer is a must when stored at room temperature. At -20 (say, the bottom of the freezer) it will hold it's charge until spring, even without any recharging.
High temperature is bad for long term storage of any battery. Freezing will not damage any battery that wasn't already dead. A battery will have less power output at lower temperatures, but that is irrelevant for storage as we won't need any cranking power at -20 anyway.
