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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. -
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 SR500Comment
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Tenders for bikes will save you $$$ on batteries. Can't stress enough how important a full charge (float charge) 12.7-13.2 is on lead acid batteries. Bikes are notorious for not keeping a float on batteries. If they sit partially discharged for a few weeks or even a few days they become sulfated (crystallized) and their capacity is much reduced. Keep 'em floating and they will be happy. A proper full charge should take 14-16 hours.Living to EXcess.
1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.Comment
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Tenders for bikes (and your cage if you have one) will save you $$$ 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.Comment
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I bought 3 of them with the ring terminal adapters for my bikes- so I can just plug in the bikes. I'm very happy with them and I'm going to buy more for boats, motorhome, lawnmower....
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 V65Comment
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I bought one from NT a while back it also was on sale...I really like it alot...Well worth the $$$
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