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Lawson Cox · 10-16-2020, 08:58 PM

For years I have used a Battery Tender to keep my Optimas fully charged. Worked well for years. This was a box about 4x5x6, or close. Well, I think it finally bit the dust, at least the battery did. I replaced the battery but the old Battery Tender seems to have been discontinued, or at least I cannot find one at Wally World. I bought an EverStart 6-12 V Battery Charger & Maintainer 3A Charge rate. but have yet to hook it up. (The Battery tender was 1.25 Amps.) This battery charger/maintainer is not a box looking thing but looks something like a 1 lb link of sausage that has been stepped on and flattened lengthwise if you can envision that. Got it at Wally World for some $23.00, about like the old Battery Tenders. They have served me well over the years. Anyone have any experience with these? or know where I might purchase a new Battery Tender? Thanks guys.

10-16-2020, 08:58 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Battery Tenders For years I have used a Battery Tender to keep my Optimas fully charged. Worked well for years. This was a box about 4x5x6, or close. Well, I think it finally bit the dust, at least the battery did. I replaced the battery but the old Battery Tender seems to have been discontinued, or at least I cannot find one at Wally World. I bought an EverStart 6-12 V Battery Charger & Maintainer 3A Charge rate. but have yet to hook it up. (The Battery tender was 1.25 Amps.) This battery charger/maintainer is not a box looking thing but looks something like a 1 lb link of sausage that has been stepped on and flattened lengthwise if you can envision that. Got it at Wally World for some $23.00, about like the old Battery Tenders. They have served me well over the years. Anyone have any experience with these? or know where I might purchase a new Battery Tender? Thanks guys. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Last edited by Lawson Cox; 10-16-2020 at 09:13 PM.