Deltran Battery Tender

[newman27]

Originally Posted by heimue Matt, just charge your battery (with a charger or by driving your car for a while), then disconnect it. You were saying after a few days of not starting your car, the battery is weak enough to not start the car anymore. So after a few days with disconnected battery, reconnect it again and try to start your car. If it works fine, your system draws power out off the battery. If it is weak, the battery is history. This will be something that a battery conditioner can not fix anymore, after the fact. Dieter

Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr I agree with Dieter, I'd drive it around and if I accidentally went past an AutoZone, O'reilly's, etc. that would TEST it for FREE in the car..... Harold

You guys are being way too logical... where's the fun in that?!? . Well, I think I got the info I was looking for and more! Thanks everyone!

Matt

[newman27]

In case others are wondering how well the Deltran Battery Tender Plus works, I thought I would post my results. First, it is very easy to use and comes with long cables. I clipped the red lead to the battery positive terminal and the black lead to the grounding strap bolt. On initial charging, the red LED was solid indicating that my battery was more than 80% low on charge. The "You've Hooked It Up Wrong" LED was off indicating I had the proper connections . After about 12 hours, the green LED started flashing indicating I was now above 80% charged. After 20 hours, the green LED went solid indicating the battery was fully charged. Whether or not I have a slow drain on the battery is another issue that I need to look into but I would recommend the Deltran unit for ease of use and the way it reports status using a bank of LEDs.

HTH,

Matt

[baz]

i like to use one of these if i am letting a car sit but need to be able to jump in and start it any time

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