Northern Tools has a BatteryMinder on sale - half price - for those who might be looking for a charger/tender/desulfator unit. Sale price is $25.00. Item #167981.
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Jerry Fields
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I've been waiting
to buy one of these for a few months, I just couldn't justify the price although I was looking at one of their larger units. This will do just as well.
Thanks!79 SF & 80 LG MNS
73 & 74 RD 350's
73 Honda CL 450
Graveyard - '81 XS850 Special
All of my bikes are projects, maybe one day I'll have them running.
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another low priced option
Yesterday I went to my local Cycle Gear store (they are a chain store) and grabbed a:
Duraboost charger/maintainer (TE4-0237-V2)
It is 750mA. Includes clip cables and a set for on-bike (bullet style)
The sale price is $14.99
Hooked it up last night after a long bout of carb tuning.
Had a happy green light this AM!1980 XS1100 Standard (G)
Original Owner
Stock plus:
K&N air filter, Supertrapp 4x1, Techna-fit SS brake lines, TC Fuse Block, TKAT Fork Brace
...dirt and grime from several states.
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2011 FJR1300
1978 SR500
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Tenders for bikes will save you $$$ on batteries. Can't stress enough how important a full charge (float charge) 12.7-13.2 is on lead acid batteries. Bikes are notorious for not keeping a float on batteries. If they sit partially discharged for a few weeks or even a few days they become sulfated (crystallized) and their capacity is much reduced. Keep 'em floating and they will be happy. A proper full charge should take 14-16 hours.Living to EXcess.
1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.
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Tenders for bikes (and your cage if you have one) will save you $$$ on batteries. Can't stress enough how important a full charge is on lead acid batteries. Bikes are notorious for not keeping a float on batteries. If they sit partially discharged for a few weeks or even a few days they become sulfated (crystallized) and their capacity is much reduced. Keep 'em floating and they will be happy. A proper full charge should take 14-16 hours.Living to EXcess.
1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.
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Originally posted by Jerry View PostNorthern Tools has a BatteryMinder on sale - half price - for those who might be looking for a charger/tender/desulfator unit. Sale price is $25.00. Item #167981.
You can use the Northern model for more than one battery, but I'm always mixing dissimilar batteries. I like having them independent.
I have purchased MANY (maybe 15?) Harbor Freight equivalents over the years, and they are terrible. The voltages are all over the map. I have them all labeled with the voltages so I can chose the better ones. They sometimes fail, sometimes discharging the battery.
I'm looking for the exact same voltage range as Orange; 12.7V-13.2V. Over 13.5V boils the electrolyte. I had one episode of a HF unit boiling a battery dry over winter.-Mike
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'79 XS1100SF 20k miles
'80 XS1100SG 44k miles
'81 XS1100H Venturer 35k miles
'79 XS750SF 17k miles
'85 Honda V65 Magna ~7k miles
'84 Honda V65 Magna 48k miles (parts bike)
'86 Yamaha VMAX 9k miles
Previous: '68 Motoguzzi 600cc + '79 XS750SF 22k miles +'84 Honda V65
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