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Battery Tender

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Chris Insull, Mar 2, 2014.

  1. Chris Insull

    Chris Insull All roads lead me back to the beach... 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Looking to buy a battery tender for the CJ. Anyone using one for any length of time that could give some "opinions"? Also, which model would you recommend? I'm probably going to wall mount it.

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    Chris Insull, Mar 2, 2014
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  2. y2grey

    y2grey Member

    I have several battery tender plus's and yuasa smart shots, unless it's on the trail my Willys is plugged in. It may be plugged in for 6 months or more at a clip, no issues.
     
    y2grey, Mar 2, 2014
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  3. mike starck

    mike starck Member

    Battery Tender Jr is what I use for single 12v.Been using them on multiple vehicles and boat, motorhome.Work great,batterys last a LOT longer.Good buy on Amazon. mike
     
    mike starck, Mar 2, 2014
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  4. timgr

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    timgr, Mar 3, 2014
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  5. Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

    A have a Schumacher on my jeep and a duraboost 1000 on my motorcycle.
    both have been used for well over a year.
     
    Mcruff, Mar 3, 2014
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  6. ojgrsoi

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    ojgrsoi, Mar 3, 2014
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  7. sieg

    sieg Sponsor

    I have 2 of the harbor freighters like tim they are cheap and keep my deep cycle battery's charged all winter
     
    sieg, Mar 3, 2014
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  8. AKCJ

    AKCJ Active Member

    The Battery Tender brand has a good reputation.

    The Schumacher trickle chargers are fine. I've got several of those permanently installed on rigs. I use these as part of the winterization package - when I "plug in" the cord hanging out of the front grille I get power to the block heater, oil pan heater, and the Schumacher charger to pre-warm the battery and keep it fully charged.

    For long term parking, my top pick is the pulse charger from pulse tech. I use these to maintain batteries long term. I've got a permanent connection on the jeep battery. When it sits for a long time I just plug in the pulse charger. My red top is still going strong and it's from the 90's.
     
    AKCJ, Mar 4, 2014
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  9. Keys5a

    Keys5a Sponsor

    I've been using a CTEK 3300 tender for the past couple years. It has "revived" two different 5+ year old batteries that have gone dead from sitting 6 months unattended, more than paying for itself.
    I can't help but to recommend this piece. I rotate it around to different batteries about every 10 days, and everything stays alive and well.
    -Donny
     
    Keys5a, Mar 6, 2014
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