[DeTomaso] Eastwood Battery Tender

[Dave McManus]

Schumacher Electric:
http://www.batterychargers.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductName=94026717

SEM-1562A
Unique automatic battery charger maintains both 6 and 12 volt batteries
keeping them at full charge using float-mode monitoring. Perfect for
charging small batteries. Great for maintaining small and large batteries
kept in storage - motorcycles, classic cars, RVs, boats. . 1.5 amp charger
and maintainer. . LEDs indicate: Charging, Charged and Trouble. .
Automatically switches from Full Charge to Float-Mode Monitoring. .
Quick-Disconnect Harness - Snap either connector into place in seconds - Use
the 50 amp clamps or permanently attach the ring connectors.great for
hard-to-reach motorcycle batteries. . Reverse-hookup protection.

I found many units claim "automatic" because they automatically shut off
when the battery is charged. Not all will re-start when the level drops. The
above does re-start and are often called "fully automatic" or "float mode".

IndyDave




-----Original Message-----
From: JDeRyke at aol.com [mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 12:32 PM
To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com; kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Eastwood Battery Tender

In a message dated 10/24/10 2:09:23 PM, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:

> So, what's the difference between the "Battery Tender," and the "Battery 
> Tender, Jr."?
> 
Never used a Battery Tender Jr. But I own 4 real Battery TendersR- one over 
10 yrs old- and I'm happy with them. Shop around- the lowest price I found 
was $51. Cheaper brands from at least 3 Chinese mfgrs (as a guess) failed 
within a year. Only caveat: do NOT hook more than one battery to each-
except 
for the initial charge of an Optima (for maybe 15 minutes). It will burn out

something on the internal logic board. FWIW- J DeRyke