P1000 Wifey killed my dang battery.......

[fsk1290]

She took her son and two of his friends on a ride around the neighborhood ......... of course they jammed out to music using the kick butt system I had installed.

BUT.......... guess who forgot to turn it off when she got home. YUP.

I went out to the garage fridge around 3am to get some ice for my drink and I saw a low glow coming from it......... I walk over and sure enough it's on....... I turned it off.

Been busy with stuff and forgot about it......... went to go take it for a spin just now and when I turn the key it just goes "click click click". My battery is dead.

Gonna run to the store and get one of these tomorrow. Anybody have any heartburn using this thing??? How long before I can start her up??

Robot or human?

 

[Admin]

 

[Russ989]

She took her son and two of his friends on a ride around the neighborhood ......... of course they jammed out to music using the kick butt system I had installed.

BUT.......... guess who forgot to turn it off when she got home. YUP.

I went out to the garage fridge around 3am to get some ice for my drink and I saw a low glow coming from it......... I walk over and sure enough it's on....... I turned it off.

Been busy with stuff and forgot about it......... went to go take it for a spin just now and when I turn the key it just goes "click click click". My battery is dead.

Gonna run to the store and get one of these tomorrow. Anybody have any heartburn using this thing??? How long before I can start her up??

Robot or human?

Electrical accessories can be a pain sometimes.

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

I've been using a Battery Tender plus for about 10 years now, and it has pretty much been in use 90% of that time on ATVs, mowers or seldom driven cars. Works great as mantainer, but if your battery is really low, it could take anywhere from a couple of hours to overnight to charge. The BT Junior you are considering only charges @ 800ma. The Plus will charge a little faster @ 1.25 amps.

 

[Dangb1]

Haven't used the Deltran Battery Tender but I do use Foval 2000mA Automatic Battery Chargers on my 3 Hondas and riding mowers during the winter months up here in northern Wisconsin to maintain the batteries and have used them for 3 years now with no problems.

 

[BigOL3]

She took her son and two of his friends on a ride around the neighborhood ......... of course they jammed out to music using the kick butt system I had installed.

BUT.......... guess who forgot to turn it off when she got home. YUP.

I went out to the garage fridge around 3am to get some ice for my drink and I saw a low glow coming from it......... I walk over and sure enough it's on....... I turned it off.

Been busy with stuff and forgot about it......... went to go take it for a spin just now and when I turn the key it just goes "click click click". My battery is dead.

Gonna run to the store and get one of these tomorrow. Anybody have any heartburn using this thing??? How long before I can start her up??

Jumper cables.

 

[dilligaff82]

The tenders are great for keeping a battery fresh during periods of non use, but they’re not great chargers for a dead battery situation. Use a regular battery charger or jumper cables for that. I’d definitely still get the battery tender Jr. though. I’ve used them for years on my stuff and highly recommend them. You can find them online a lot cheaper than you’ll find them in a store. IIRC I paid $70 for a 4 pack of them on eBay.

 

[Diyguy]

Use a battery charger to get up to a full charge. Then a maintainer.

 

[AZRocks]

Digital battery tenders and chargers may not work on a depleted battery that reads in the single digits for voltage. The charger thinks the battery is damaged and won't charge it for safety reasons. Jump start it to get it back into double digits and hope it wasn't damaged by sitting too long in a depleted state.

 

[Diyguy]

Sears used to sell the old style battery charger. I have one.

 

[fsk1290]

Digital battery tenders and chargers may not work on a depleted battery that reads in the single digits for voltage. The charger thinks the battery is damaged and won't charge it for safety reasons. Jump start it to get it back into double digits and hope it wasn't damaged by sitting too long in a depleted state.

So a few of you suggest I use jumper cables. But what am I supposed to jump it with?? I'm sure my Ford F250 diesel with two huge batteries is not appropriate for this right?? I know nothing about batteries so don't laugh at me. LOL

 

[AZRocks]

Sears used to sell the old style battery charger. I have one.

Yep! I have a bench DC power supply that comes in handy for manual charging/battery resurrection.

 

[BigOL3]

So a few of you suggest I use jumper cables. But what am I supposed to jump it with?? I'm sure my Ford F250 diesel with two huge batteries is not appropriate for this right?? I know nothing about batteries so don't laugh at me. LOL

Will not be any problem.

 

[CID]

So a few of you suggest I use jumper cables. But what am I supposed to jump it with?? I'm sure my Ford F250 diesel with two huge batteries is not appropriate for this right?? I know nothing about batteries so don't laugh at me. LOL

Will not be any problem.

12 volts is 12 volts - just make sure where you connect the jumper cables meters 12 volts - it's possible to connect incorrectly and have 24 volts with 2 batteries.

 

[annoyed]

I have a noco genius charger that I use to help out all of the batteries in various vehicles. Can put out 10a when needed or just maintain.
I’ve been very happy with it. The quick disconnects make it very easy to use, have a set on everything.

 

[BigOL3]

12 volts is 12 volts - just make sure where you connect the jumper cables meters 12 volts - it's possible to connect incorrectly and have 24 volts with 2 batteries.

Put the pos and neg of the cable on either ONE of the batteries, it will be only 12V. To get 24V requires putting neg of one to pos of other battery.

 

[fsk1290]

Put the pos and neg of the cable on either ONE of the batteries, it will be only 12V. To get 24V requires putting neg of one to pos of other battery.

OK so start my truck first..... hook up to ONE of my truck's batteries .........then hook up pos to SxS first and then neg to SxS last...... attempt to start SxS....... that's it ???

 

[TripleB]

 

[fsk1290]

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I've jumped a million cars before and have never done it this way. LOL. But thanks for the image. I will use this for all future jumpings. LOL

 

[Backwoods]

I've jumped a million cars before and have never done it this way. LOL. But thanks for the image. I will use this for all future jumpings. LOL

Did they start ? 🤣 🤣

 

[JenElio]

Did they start a fire? 🤣 🤣

Fixed it for you 😂😂