Eastwood has battery tenders 25% off today only

[FlatlinesUp]

25% off all battery tenders today only

several of you folks want/need/use these in your emergency comms kits as well as vehicles and I thought I'd give you the heads up

http://www.eastwood.com/email/defaul...m_medium=email

If you click on the ind. item it'll show the discount (not shown on main page)

Britt

[chimesickle]

I see 6 volt, and 12 volt, but not 24 volt?

[randyscycle]

They don't list them through Eastwood, but some marine suppliers sell them. About $90 for one though.

[chimesickle]

I see the military solar 24 volt maintainers on ebay all the time. The average price is $50. I bought a kit this winter. I think it worked, but I may have damaged it because it wasnt really installed. It was loose and got banged around a lot.
The good thing is the wiring is really long. There is a red LED light to show it working. I have one (maintainer) mounted on my M885 battery, it seems to work good. But it is not solar, and uses juice.

[Hammer]

Honestly, get TWO 12v setups, one for each battery.
You, and your batteries, will be much better off in the long run.
This will allow for each battery to be maintained separately, which is always a good thing.

That being said, I picked up a number of the 24v solargizer setups for my deuces and 5 ton. They work well at maintaining a topped off truck, but do not charge them up. I like them because I don't have to leave the vehicle near electric to maintain the batteries, and they are always topped off when I need them (If I put the setup ON that truck......)

[randyscycle]

I keep a Solargizer I originally bought for the Deuce on my Komatsu Dozer. IT starts everytime I need it to.

I found that I drive the Deuce enough that I never needed a maintainer on it so far.

[Hammer]

It isn't so much how much it is used, it is about desulfating the batteries, and that is why I like the solargizers.
Heck, I have 4 or 5 of them, and I am only currently using two I think (still need to install one or two on the 5 ton).