Good price on 3 amp battery tender

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kioolt
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Good price on 3 amp battery tender

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Costco has a good price on a 3 amp Deltran battery tender.


https://www.costco.com/Battery-Tender-Power-Plus-3-Amp-Charger.product.100241973.html


$39.99 with free shipping.
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Re: Good price on 3 amp battery tender

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Would a 3 amp output be safe to use on a 19 Ah or less motorcycle battery.

Was always led to believe that the charging rate should not exceed 1/10th of the battery Ah capacity, in this case 1.9 amps.
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Re: Good price on 3 amp battery tender

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Should not be a problem....3A is the max available output; actual amperage is determined by the microprocessor in the charger.

I’ve used a variety of Deltran Battery Tenders on our RTs, K1600s and Harley and never had a problem.


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