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Re: winter storage/ battery tender



I plan to use a battery tender on my ST this winter.  I am going to attach it
through the power port on the left side of the bike using the John Deere
plug.  As far as I can tell, this port is a direct connection to the battery
and should not affect the computer at all.  I am not worried about battery
damage either as sealed batteries are not really any different than a regular
battery other than not being able to add water.  A maintainer should not
"boil" the water out of a battery so this isn't a concern.  If the battery
does get damaged I don't feel it is much of a loss as they appear to be poorly
made with all the early failures that have been reported on this list.

Dan

PS.  I maintained the sealed battery in my '95 BMW M3 car for five winters
using a tender and it just recently died.  The normal life on these batteries
is only 2-3 years with the high drain and the OBD computers are very
sensitive.

Garrett Johns wrote:

> Has anyone used a battery tender WITH the quick connect harness on their
> sprint st?I use the tender regularly on my 86' cb450sc(with the qc
> harness) with no problems , but am primarily concerned with damaging the
> computer   on my 99'sprint st. I assume the tender is safe for sealed
> batteries?


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