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PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Battery tender help Reply with quote

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No. The point I was trying to make was that I've put the tender on 3 batteries (including the Merc) that all show a full charge with my VOM. The tender will not show a full charge on any of those batteries. The battery in my F150 is less than 6 months old and measured 12.78V when I put the tender on it. Left it for several hours....amber light still glowing solid. In that circumstance, I would expect the tender to show steady green light in a matter of minutes.


Again.. have you taken a voltage reading straight off the charger, while plugged into the hack wired garage?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:47 am    Post subject: Re: Battery tender help Reply with quote

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No. The point I was trying to make was that I've put the tender on 3 batteries (including the Merc) that all show a full charge with my VOM. The tender will not show a full charge on any of those batteries. The battery in my F150 is less than 6 months old and measured 12.78V when I put the tender on it. Left it for several hours....amber light still glowing solid. In that circumstance, I would expect the tender to show steady green light in a matter of minutes.


Again.. have you taken a voltage reading straight off the charger, while plugged into the hack wired garage?


Yes, sorry....so I just took a reading after the tender has been attached for 12+ hours. Two things to report, the GREEN light is now flashing which indicates 80% charge. But, the voltage is 13.32v (with the tender attached). Does that make any sense?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:33 am    Post subject: Re: Battery tender help Reply with quote

It sounds like it's working to me.
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