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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 131377" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>as for battery disconnect switch, I use one mad by Flaming River, called the big switch, its NOT cheap, but its water proof, and from my experience, with cheaper one's is they don't last as long!</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.flamingriver.com/battery-disconnect-switches/fr1003-the-big-switch[/URL]</p><p> there are tons of others that make like battery disconnects, from cheap one's on EBay and Amazon, from about 10 bucks up, , just watch what AMP there rated for and use appropriate size, ,( most all I seen are all made in china or likes??)</p><p>Many OEM"s also sell them,(cat Volvo, and so on) rebranded I gather, or carry them in stock , as so many modern machines come with them these days, so you can many times just go to your regular equipment dealer and buy one, they all pretty much work the same! </p><p></p><p> and some more info for battery maintainers, some are waterproof and can handle elements , some cannot, so keep that ion mind pending where you plan to use it(indoors or outdoors)</p><p></p><p> Mine Battery tender JR uses a basic 2 SAE plug, so I plug in easy after using machine, and I ALWAYS unplug when starting machine too, you have to watch on this , as some tenders might NOT be able to be plugged in while you start machine</p><p> on the BETTER tenders that claim to do so many things to keep batteries life longer and such<</p><p> MAYBE they do, maybe they don't, lots of Hype on many things, IMO</p><p> I know folks that been using Battery tender products for 20 yrs or maybe more now, with there basic design \pretty much the same on many models and they had great luck with the old tech getting extremely long life out of there battery's they had them on</p><p></p><p> can newer designs and with all the special features be better, ??? maybe I guess, but honestly , IMO< after you get past the 5-6 yr mark on a battery, your already entering the water where things go bad, and replacement is getting to be expected, will a tender get you PAST this, MOST times yes, from my experience</p><p> But I also, know, if I get to 6 yrs or more, I am just happy and if not, I also, know its not the end of the world either!</p><p> I Just keep my toys and equipment with batteries on tenders, to make sure they are always fully charged and didn;t go down while parked for extended periods of time(and also keep in mind, some tenders can be used on multiple batteries, so if you have several things you want charged, lawn mowers, atv's equipment, buying one that can charge/maintain several battery's can be easier than having lots of single units, just do the math first, as multi unit charges tend to cost more) </p><p> I will also note here that tenders can FAIL</p><p> I had two of them once fail less than a few months old, brand name maker too( Schumacher) and ended up costing me a bunch of money to repair all the damage that happened when things got WAY over charged</p><p>I contacted the company that made the charger as were under warranty, who, at first stated they were going to pay for the damages due to failure of there product, started a claim with me to correct damage and then they stopped communicating with me, wouldn;t take my calls, or reply to further emails, SO< sorry to anyone that has there product and likes this company, but I will never use there stuff again, I have to use for a company that doesn't stand by BOTH there word or there product, and straight up screws there customers , as they did me! ALL company's have bad product from time to time get out the door, but better company's stand by there product and follow up with the help they claimed they would give for the bad product getting out, Schumacher didn't , they just said they would, then refused further contact from me!</p><p></p><p> Sorry about rant,</p><p> but felt I would add so you can maybe stay away from this brand maintainer!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 131377, member: 13825"] as for battery disconnect switch, I use one mad by Flaming River, called the big switch, its NOT cheap, but its water proof, and from my experience, with cheaper one's is they don't last as long! [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.flamingriver.com/battery-disconnect-switches/fr1003-the-big-switch[/URL] there are tons of others that make like battery disconnects, from cheap one's on EBay and Amazon, from about 10 bucks up, , just watch what AMP there rated for and use appropriate size, ,( most all I seen are all made in china or likes??) Many OEM"s also sell them,(cat Volvo, and so on) rebranded I gather, or carry them in stock , as so many modern machines come with them these days, so you can many times just go to your regular equipment dealer and buy one, they all pretty much work the same! and some more info for battery maintainers, some are waterproof and can handle elements , some cannot, so keep that ion mind pending where you plan to use it(indoors or outdoors) Mine Battery tender JR uses a basic 2 SAE plug, so I plug in easy after using machine, and I ALWAYS unplug when starting machine too, you have to watch on this , as some tenders might NOT be able to be plugged in while you start machine on the BETTER tenders that claim to do so many things to keep batteries life longer and such< MAYBE they do, maybe they don't, lots of Hype on many things, IMO I know folks that been using Battery tender products for 20 yrs or maybe more now, with there basic design \pretty much the same on many models and they had great luck with the old tech getting extremely long life out of there battery's they had them on can newer designs and with all the special features be better, ??? maybe I guess, but honestly , IMO< after you get past the 5-6 yr mark on a battery, your already entering the water where things go bad, and replacement is getting to be expected, will a tender get you PAST this, MOST times yes, from my experience But I also, know, if I get to 6 yrs or more, I am just happy and if not, I also, know its not the end of the world either! I Just keep my toys and equipment with batteries on tenders, to make sure they are always fully charged and didn;t go down while parked for extended periods of time(and also keep in mind, some tenders can be used on multiple batteries, so if you have several things you want charged, lawn mowers, atv's equipment, buying one that can charge/maintain several battery's can be easier than having lots of single units, just do the math first, as multi unit charges tend to cost more) I will also note here that tenders can FAIL I had two of them once fail less than a few months old, brand name maker too( Schumacher) and ended up costing me a bunch of money to repair all the damage that happened when things got WAY over charged I contacted the company that made the charger as were under warranty, who, at first stated they were going to pay for the damages due to failure of there product, started a claim with me to correct damage and then they stopped communicating with me, wouldn;t take my calls, or reply to further emails, SO< sorry to anyone that has there product and likes this company, but I will never use there stuff again, I have to use for a company that doesn't stand by BOTH there word or there product, and straight up screws there customers , as they did me! ALL company's have bad product from time to time get out the door, but better company's stand by there product and follow up with the help they claimed they would give for the bad product getting out, Schumacher didn't , they just said they would, then refused further contact from me! Sorry about rant, but felt I would add so you can maybe stay away from this brand maintainer! [/QUOTE]
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