My Trickle charger blinks red?

[Jeff/Illinois]

Deltran Power Tender, 6V, red to POS black to NEG

When first hooked up, will be a steady RED while it reads the battery. When it gets to an 80% charge, will start blinking the GREEN light. Red light still a steady light at the same time.

When reaches full charge, RED light goes out GREEN light quits blinking and stays a steady green. You have arrived.

I did have a battery with a dead cell a few years ago, where the red light kept blinking and the green never did come on. Even after 24 hours. Checked the battery, it was toast wouldn't take a charge, ran to Farm King got another 6V Type 1 for 40 bucks and back off to the races.

[Seth Swoboda]

Redneck,

Borrow a Load Tester and load test your battery to determine if is is bad. The load tester will let you know if it is rechargeable.

[petehoovie]

What is the 'brand' name of the trickle charger you have?

[tiger.1000]

Recently I had a 180 amp 12volt battery that was as flat as a pancake. I attached a battery conditioner (tender?).....it blinked red for four days and then suddenly went to green . After another four days it was fully charged

Are you just being impatient ?

[GAR64]

My trickle chargers do the same thing if the battery is very low. I then hook up my regular charger for a short time. Then hook up the trickle charger and it is solid red as it should be meaning it is charging. You cant charge a dead battery with the trickle charger.

[waterboychuck]

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I leave my tender on 24/7. I only remove it when I'm going to use something. I have them on my ATV, riding lawnmower, and my 1949 Farmall cub tractor. They always start.

[fordv8j]

I put a schumacker battery tender on our 38 conv with a ford script battery, didn't check it for a while, supposed to work automatically, when I checked it the battery was boiled dry and charger still on, put new acid in battery it would never start the car, I called the company, they said all they would do was to repair the charger if I would send it to them post paid, I said no thanks..bought another battery, don't leave them on anymore

[Old Redneck]

Yesterday I put the trickle charger back on the battery and it blink red for a few seconds then a steady red now charging. I just went out to the garage to check and it still red. I guess the battery is ok. Thank you for all your help.

[tubman]

Originally Posted by fordv8j

I put a schumacker battery tender on our 38 conv with a ford script battery, didn't check it for a while, supposed to work automatically, when I checked it the battery was boiled dry and charger still on, put new acid in battery it would never start the car, I called the company, they said all they would do was to repair the charger if I would send it to them post paid, I said no thanks..bought another battery, don't leave them on anymore

Same thing happened to me. I have a lot of stuff with batteries that I store year around (boats, cars, motorcycles, etc.) and have them all connected through a cheap timer that I got at K-Mart. It turns the maintainers on for 15 minutes twice a day. This prevents over-charging, but is enough to keep the batteries "up". (I arrived at the required time through trial and error, watching the lights on the mainitainers.)

[Old Redneck]

I hook up the charger and it blink red for a few minutes then went red. I was surprised so I left it on and it took two days charging to turn green. I did learn something if it blinks red just leave it on and it might go to a steady red. Thanks for all your help.

[Jeff/Illinois]

I'm thinking if it takes that long for the trickle charger to do it's thing, I'd do a load test on the battery you must have a dead/dying cell. It will leave you stranded one of these days. Better and easier to replace it at home in your garage.

[Old Redneck]

Jeff you might be right that the battery on its last leg. I have got all my battery's charge up now . I have always been afraid to leave the battery tender on all the time.

[Jeff/Illinois]

Redneck I don't blame you at all, about being afraid to leave that charger on all the time. I am leary of it too.

Some guys plug it into a timer, that only comes on like once a week for a few hours then shuts off.