Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Compare For Holiday

Because of winter days and cost of fuel I telecommute, work from home more. Not driving my car daily and sub zero temps drained my 2 years new battery quickly. Overnight charging with the Deltran Tender Junior allowed me to start up and drive if needed, but never fully charged the battery. The first spring 3 day holiday with constant 24 hour charging did result in a "green light" on the charger, signaling a full charge. Indeed, the battery performed, sounded and felt brand new after a 3 day full trickle charge. I use it mostly in winter when cold zaps my battery, this keeps it performing and I know my car will start the next morning. Idiot lights do work, though they seem sometimes not to if using the carger for less than 24 hours. 12 foot power cord worked fine with my 50ft extension to charge the battery. Overall, saved me money, tow truck calls and provided "next day" peace of mind knowing the car would start in winter weather. I bought 3 of these several years ago intending to use them on motorcycles. I have a GoldWing that if left sitting too long would have a dead battery. One of these units solved that problem, in fact the battery is coming up on 6 years old is still working great. I ended up giving the second on to my son for one of his M/C's and I have been using the 3rd one on whatever was parked and not being driven, mostly cars. Since the recent gas crisis I have gone to driving the GoldWing(motorcycle in case you don't know) all the time and so right now the 3rd unit is on my Audi, for several months now, and it seems to be doing the job just fine. I use the Audi about once every 4-6 weeks when I have to move people or things that I can't strap to the GoldWing.

I purchased this as a means to trickle-charge back to life the 12v battery on my V-Star 650 Classic, as a simple alternative to using a "charger" type device that might require more attention (and also pose the risk of damage, if used incorrectly). I read the excellent hands-down reviews of this item on AMAZON.com and dropped my coin: EXCELLENT!!

The documentation for this item is less than perfect (to be fair, the Tender can be used with everything from motorcycles, tractors and lawnmowers to skidoos, each with its own battery wiring layout). However, with the help of a couple of online walk-thrus (Google "battery tender tutorial") I was able to connect the unit, walk away and return to a fully-charged battery two days later. Sweet!

Much to the manufacturer's credit, the basic kit includes an extra-long 12-foot cord, as well as a set of ring-top connectors IN ADDITION TO alligator-style quick connectors, just in case you'd like to wire up the battery for regular charging.

Bottom Line: One of the niftiest garage gadgets I've ever had the joy of owning!

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