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caution! battery tender? or charger?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:04 pm
by mark ward
I have seen several "threads" of people talking about short battery life.
Some people use Battery CHARGERS as TENDERS.
DON'T
Even 1-3 amps CAN KILL......your battery. (by OVER charging)
Tenders MAINTAIN, and are Automatic.
A TENDER/MAITAINER SHUTS OFF, when the battery is charged.
(WHEN WORKING PROPERLY.)
CHARGERS, (many) ARE JUST THAT, THEY CHARGE, AND WILL OVER CHARGE, DESTROYING A GOOD BATTERY.
Then SOME!!!! are Both in one.
caution! battery tender? or charger?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:23 pm
by Norm Keller
You very much nailed that issue, Mark!
An additional caution, IME, is not to trust a battery tender either. I strongly recommend monitoring with a voltmeter, at least from time to time.
Even better, IME, is to clip one of the EBay LED voltmeters to the tender clips so that one can see the voltage when passing by.
I recently had a battery tender cook a new battery.....
2002 klr 650 for sale in georgia
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:57 am
by KLRDON
Hi all, here is what I have to offer. Price & Photo link at bottom.
Best regards to all,
Don M
2002 KLR650 28,800 Miles currently Bought in 2003 with 900 miles Doohickey DynoJet Carb kit HT Bash plate ThermoBob T mod PVC mod Low profile magnetic drain plug Subframe bolt upgrade Stainless steel fastener kit Clutch side mirror mount Rear brake cylinder guard Radiator guard Water pump guard HT shift lever with case guard IMS stainless steel Foot pegs Happy Trails racks and panniers, 12v power in left box (The panniers have seen some use, powder coating is peeled in spots and has some minor dents. Left and right racks are different generation as one needed replacement. Spare matching rack comes with bike) Helmit lock on left pannier JC Whitney top box w/key Big Cee Dashboard, toggle switches are marine grade Fresh oil & filter Recent throttle & clutch cables, old ones as spares New speedo drive, recent speedo cable Digital volt meter on dash Hotgrips Heated grips with rheostat control on dash, switched with relay Blade type fuse block, accessories relay controlled Braking large front floating disk Stainless steel front brake line Recent sprockets and chains Gripster tires with lots of miles left, heavy duty tubes Roks bar risers. Throttle lock Center stand Stainless IMS foot pegs LED tail light bulbs Short and OEM windscreens New Cush-drive rubber at 15K Hi & Lo beams on relays, headlight off toggle switch Headlight modulator on low beam Coax 12v connector for heated jacket, fused and direct wired to battery SAE charger pigtail, fused Fused Powerlet socket under dash Ricor shock Stock shock (~20K mi.) comes with bike Eagle Mike Lowering Links (installed) and OEM rear suspension links Racetech Cartridge emulators in forks, L. Rossler springs K9 Fork brace, fender mounts high or low BMW GS hand guards Fiam low tone horn w/relay De-tweeted and added stainless exhaust tip Carb rebuild at 21K miles Last valve check at 21 K, no adjustment needed since about 3k New Kawa coolant an all hoses at 21K Front pads at 21K Rear pads at 21K and 27K. Seems dirt and gravel roads are hard on rear pads. AGM battery installed 5/2011, always battery tended Flat Corbin seat w/ additional gel layer Clear protective film on most of tank. Both KLR600 and KLR650 factory manuals Log book, spares and receipts since purchase comes with bike CB antenna and PTT switch not included. Has given Perfect service including Big trips; Prudhoe Bay, Inuvik, Trans Lab twice Reason for sale - BMW X Challenge project, need space. Asking $2,500 Photo at -
http://demonty.smugmug.com/KLR-650/n-JgVt2