Re: [ST] Battery Tender

["Eric Mann" <eric91z@xxxxxxxx>]

Do you leave the battery in the bike with the Battery Tender on it?  Is this
the "smart" type battery charger?  And, lastly, where is the best place to
get one? (I need 2 - 1 for the bike and 1 for the Camaro).

Eric Mann
eric91z@xxxxxxxx
'91 Camaro Z28
'01 Blue ST
'95 Ford F150 4x4
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From: <TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 7:08 PM
Subject: [ST] Battery Tender


> It is my habit to plug  the Battery Tender in to my  '99 ST (no burglar
> alarm)whenever it is going to be parked longer than a day or two, to
prevent
> the battery from running down, not that it ever has, although I did have
this
> problem with my '95 Trophy.
>
> I have always thought it odd that, immediately after returning from a run,
> (with no electric fan action, and with enough battery power to spin the
> starter vigorously) the BT shows a steady red light, supposedly indicating
a
> discharged battery for 15 minutes or so, and then a red plus flashing
green
> for an hour or two, indicating an 80% charged battery, before showing the
> steady green that means the battery is fully charged. I wondered if the BT
> was overcharging my battery, which is a no-maintenance Yuasa VTX14-BS
about 6
> months old, and decided to take some readings from the battery, which I
left
> in situ:
>
> 1. Immediately after the run, engine stopped, no electric fan: 12.89 V
> 2. Engine idling (1500 rpm): 13.86 V
> 3. Engine running at 4,000 rpm: 13.89V.
> 4. Battery tender attached, (engine stopped) showing steady red: 13.05 V,
> slowly increasing 1n .01V increments.
> 5. 15 minutes later, BT showing red plus flashing green: 13.16V.
> 6. 2 hours later, BT showing steady green: 13.12V
> 7. Next morning, BT steady green, 13.05 V.
>
> My conclusion: Nothing to worry about.  The BT is doing a good job, but
the
> sensor that determines its light display needs a reality check. Dave
Collins,
> San Diego
>
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