in the marine world we tend to say that you can have an un-regulated charge up to 8% of the total amperage of the battery... So if your battery is rated at 100 aphs then you can leave an 8 amp charger on it without regulation... The tenders are normaly 2amp and have a float/maintain mode... the 12v car charger wouldent boil a battery if it had a maintain mode (and everything here is in 12v)
-----Original Message----- Date: Monday, March 14, 2011 8:48:55 pm To: [email protected] From: "Paul" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Battery Tender Question *Jay,* * * *I've never "de-capped" my battery when connecting it to the tender, but I can really see where this would be a good idea when connecting to a standard battery charger. My 12-volt car charger can get my motorcycle battery boiling in very short amount of time.* * * *But I think the charge from a tender is so slow and gentle that it isn't required. But I would like to hear from some others on this too.* * * *Paul* * * On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 4:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Battery charging instructions usually tell you to have the six cell caps > off when charging so the hydrogen gas formed can escape. Do you need this > done when on a battery tender or can the battery be left on the bike with > the charger leads directly connected to the battery terminals? > > Thanks, > Jay S > 92 NH750 > South Florida > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email t -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
