sonnythebull
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What's the best way to keep all the battery tenders plugged in and the wires out of the way in multiple ,car , motorcycle , sled garage?
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Plugging in multiple vehicles
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LifeLongWNYer
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I plug mine into the outlets in the ceiling which are located near the door operators. The cords drop down over the vehicles and then I run them into the engine compartments.
When I disconnect them to take a vehicle out, I hang them over a nail on the nearest wall.
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When I disconnect them to take a vehicle out, I hang them over a nail on the nearest wall.
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homebuilt burner
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A friend of mine has his tenders wired in with a relay to his garage door opener, so when the light on the opener goes on it triggers the relay and turns all the tenders on for a predetermined time. It keeps all of his batteries up while not leaving them "live" all the time.
gewf631
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A friend of mine has his tenders wired in with a relay to his garage door opener, so when the light on the opener goes on it triggers the relay and turns all the tenders on for a predetermined time. It keeps all of his batteries up while not leaving them "live" all the time.
I do the same thing for my cordless charges, with a simple light timer. Got them plugged into a power strip that's on 2 hours a day.
toplessHO
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why wouldnt you want a tender to stay on 24/7?
thats what they are for
if its overcharging the battery and cooking it theres a problem with battery or the tender.
thats what they are for
if its overcharging the battery and cooking it theres a problem with battery or the tender.
LifeLongWNYer
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Just a thought about leaving battery tenders connected to the battery when they aren't powered up..... Will the circuits in them cause a sacrificial load that draws down the battery?
I have 8-9 of them on various vehicles and leave them powered up all the time. No problems in over a decade of using them.
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I have 8-9 of them on various vehicles and leave them powered up all the time. No problems in over a decade of using them.
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I've got a few of the 4 bank Battery Tenders and several singles. The 4 banks are mounted centrally in areas where stuff gets parked. I've made a bunch of charging lead extenders so they can reach all the vehicles in an area. The singles are used to handle stuff that gets moved to areas away from the 4 bank chargers.
Slowgsr
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Just a thought about leaving battery tenders connected to the battery when they aren't powered up..... Will the circuits in them cause a sacrificial load that draws down the battery?
I have 8-9 of them on various vehicles and leave them powered up all the time. No problems in over a decade of using them.
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Yes. Leaving a charged battery in a charger unplugged also draws it down.,