Though my battery is less than a year old, I am considering a batter tender for my Vette since I sometimes let her sit for a month or more.

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I have a little Black & Decker tender that plugs into the lighter socket, does a fine job all winter and when not in use..cheap, Wal-Mart..Terry

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I use the one named "Battery Tender Jr". It has been awesome. I have one on the Vette and Harley. Go to http://www.batterytender.com

Scott
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I had the Battery Tender jr. & a friend "borrowed" it.  Now I have the regular Battery Tender.

[QUOTE=spielman5]I have a little Black & Decker tender that plugs into the lighter socket, does a fine job all winter and when not in use..cheap, Wal-Mart..Terry[/QUOTE]

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I have the "Battery Minder"...only puts out .75 amps in storage mode. Safe for long term keeping. You need one that puts out .75 or less amps to keep from frying the batt. over time.

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yeah Joel ... once a battery is fully charged, it only needs an "itty bitty" amount of amps to keep it charged, if not it will litterally boil out the water in the acid, and as we all know thats bad..... actually, if its in winter-time(such the case with Terry), a battery will self discharge much slower in colder temps. Come to think of it, i move a lot slower in the winter-time also... hmm... makes ya wonder.....

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I have a battery tender for every machine I own with a battery.  Bought all of mine for $5.99 at Harbor Freight.  They have sat for months at a time and every time they fire right up when started.  I believe they also sell a type that can be permanently mounted in the engine bay and all you do is plug an extension cord into them.

[QUOTE=spielman5]I have a little Black & Decker tender that plugs into the lighter socket, does a fine job all winter and when not in use..cheap, Wal-Mart..Terry[/QUOTE]

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Don't really know the brand but I bought it at Walmart like Terry (not B&D) but it works great.  It charges the vette up to 12v and then shuts off, as the voltage drops it will maintain it at 12v.  I left my vette on it all last winter never a problem starting.

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Make sure you get a battery tender and NOT a trickle charger.

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I just bought a NAPA 85-201 for $26+. It's output is 12V @ 900mA dc, has three lights, Pwr On, Charging & Full Charge. Physical size is a little larger than a cell phone charger w/ Aligator clips. I haven't had to use it though.

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[QUOTE=ranger3] I use the one named "Battery Tender Jr". It has been awesome. I have one on the Vette and Harley. Go to http://www.batterytender.com

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[QUOTE=Sportivo][QUOTE=spielman5]I have a little Black & Decker tender that plugs into the lighter socket, does a fine job all winter and when not in use..cheap, Wal-Mart..Terry[/QUOTE]

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Check out www.batterybutler.com, I bought one last year and like it alot.

Does anybody make a solar one for my boat? I don't use it very often and by the end of the summer the battery is pretty low. No place to plug in a 110volt charger down by the water.

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