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You can get a faulty one by any brand but I'd say just stay away from Harbor Freight. I've got Battery Tender Jr. and Black & Decker for a 6V option. Both have been working fine.
 
hogcowboy said:
You can get a faulty one by any brand but I'd say just stay away from Harbor Freight. I've got Battery Tender Jr. and Black & Decker for a 6V option. Both have been working fine.
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I will second this thought. I have been using a couple of Battery Tender Jrs for several years. Prior to that I had a Walmart special because I was too cheap to pay for the brand name one. After the Wally World special cooked a $150.00 battery, the other one looked cheap.
 
Jack Klarich said:
While Tender and Tender Jr are the most recognized, I am using this one with good results plus it is always on sale and made for Sears by Schumaker DieHard Battery Charger/Maintainer : Exclusively Available at Sears
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Gotta agree. I've had a Schumaker for 15 years and it still works flawlessly. Bought a second one last year for Momma's bike at Tractor Supply. $20.00!! I had been switching the charger between the two bikes every two weeks, no more!

The old and new one have protection circuits and are a quality product. They don't have all the bells and whistles of some of the fancier, more expensive ones, but I never had the need for other features. Mine were not Sears, but I imagine it's the same thing since it is made by Schumaker.

JMO,
joe
 
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Jack Klarich said:
While Tender and Tender Jr are the most recognized, I am using this one with good results plus it is always on sale and made for Sears by Schumaker DieHard Battery Charger/Maintainer : Exclusively Available at Sears
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Lawdog314 said:
Gotta agree. I've had a Schumaker for 15 years and it still works flawlessly. Bought a second one last year for Momma's bike at Tractor Supply. $20.00!! I had been switching the charger between the two bikes every two weeks, no more!

The old and new one have protection circuits and are a quality product. They don't have all the bells and whistles of some of the fancier, more expensive ones, but I never had the need for other features. Mine were not Sears, but I imagine it's the same thing since it is made by Schumaker.

JMO,
joe
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The link shows alligator type clips. Can you easily convert it to the pigtail that most of us have permanently installed on our batteries?
 
Dr. Dolittle said:
The link shows alligator type clips. Can you easily convert it to the pigtail that most of us have permanently installed on our batteries?
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Both my chargers came with attachment cables that allow you to hook into the battery, have about 10-12" of wire, with quick connect plug. Momma's bike is a bear to get at the battery, now I just pull off the side cover and hook the charger to the quick connector, plug in, forget about it. Nice rig.
 
Wal-Mart, Schumacher inexpensive and have not let me down in 10 years...
 
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