Battery tender
12-16-2014, 07:24 AM
#51
Thread Starter
I think mine are branded by Shumacher. They cost about half as much and seem to work fine. Been using them for years now. I also have a Schumacher battery charger that I bought in 1975 that still works just fine.
12-16-2014, 10:36 AM
#52
I too have a large Schumacher charger. My Tenders were only $30 and that was for the 3-piece set. The Tenders by themselves are in the $20 or less range now.
12-16-2014, 12:01 PM
#53
Former Moderator
Yep I also like the Tenders for trickle charging -- maintenance. I have a small version for the S here and a larger model for the Jeep in Colorado.
12-16-2014, 02:52 PM
#54
I wonder if they make one for cell phones? 
I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.
I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.
12-16-2014, 07:24 PM
#56
I wonder if they make one for cell phones? I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.
I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.[font="'Comic Sans MS"]
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12-16-2014, 08:32 PM
#57
Originally Posted by dlq04' timestamp='1418773930' post='23439423
I wonder if they make one for cell phones? I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.
I seldom use my flip phone and leave it plugged into my truck's battery 24x7. Yesterday I made a call and it was fine. Probably the first time I use it in 30 days or more. Went to make a 2nd call half-hour later and it was totally dead, yet it read fully charged when I put it on a charger in the house. Called Virgin Moble and they said they would send me a free replacement battery (or phone later if that didn't fix it). Tech said I likely killed the phone battery by 24x7. I do that on my electric drills and never had an issue. Maybe it's a little battery issue.[font="'Comic Sans MS"]
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12-17-2014, 10:10 AM
#58
12-18-2014, 03:33 PM
#59
It is with great embarrassment I reveil that there was nothing wrong with my phone's battery. I simply forgot how to turn in ON. 
I was not holding down the End button long enough to turn it on. Maybe as one who seldom uses it I would have held it down longer if it was labeled better (or if I had a memory). So I now have a free extra battery and I proved to myself that charging it 24x7 does not wreck the battery - just as I thought.
I was not holding down the End button long enough to turn it on. Maybe as one who seldom uses it I would have held it down longer if it was labeled better (or if I had a memory). So I now have a free extra battery and I proved to myself that charging it 24x7 does not wreck the battery - just as I thought.
12-18-2014, 04:24 PM
#60
It is with great embarrassment I reveil that there was nothing wrong with my phone's battery. I simply forgot how to turn in ON. I was not holding down the End button long enough to turn it on. Maybe as one who seldom uses it I would have held it down longer if it was labeled better (or if I had a memory). So I now have a free extra battery and I proved to myself that charging it 24x7 does not wreck the battery - just as I thought.
I was not holding down the End button long enough to turn it on. Maybe as one who seldom uses it I would have held it down longer if it was labeled better (or if I had a memory). So I now have a free extra battery and I proved to myself that charging it 24x7 does not wreck the battery - just as I thought. 