Battery Tender Jr or Plus

[campernh]

Hi Guys,
Is there ant difference on these battery tenders?
Please let me know which one to buy.
I am getting a new battery this week!
Thanks,
Brian
2003 St1300

 

[Bones]

The whole Jr. plugs into the wall, takes up less space, stays off the floor.

 

[campernh]

Thanks Guys!
Brian

 

[Tor]

Got Juniors for both Lois's and my ST. Have worked good so far.

 

[MARCUS ST1100]

The Plus will bring a dead battery back up faster and can be used on autos and trucks

 

[number9]

JR owner here and like it very well - the no floor space thing is nice.

 

[fastflyer20]

From memory, the jr is .75 amps and the plus is 1.25 amps max charge. The jr will take care of any cycle battery and many smaller car batteries.

 

[MLRickards]

From memory, the jr is .75 amps and the plus is 1.25 amps max charge.

That's correct. I just purchased 2 Jr's and a Plus two weeks ago. Amazon.com had a package deal on a Plus and a Jr together for $58.

 

[DHTracker]

I've been using the Jr and bought another for the second bike. I noticed they do get pretty hot, even in standby mode. Wonder if I should have bought the Plus and just Y'ed off of it or plug both batteries in parallel? Although I see an issue with imbalanced batteries and the cheap sensing circuitry.

 

[Bill L]

Hi Guys,
Is there ant difference on these battery tenders?
Please let me know which one to buy.
I am getting a new battery this week!

IIRC the Jr has about 0.9 amps peak power and the '+' has 1.25. Yuasa has a model about the size of the '+' for about the same money that has a function to ramp "Up to 16 volts for recovery of sulfated batteries, fully automatic 5 stage cycle for efficient charging and a 28-day charge recycle that re-evaluates battery condition for long-term storage". It is a 12V 1.5 Amp Charger(www.yuasabatteries.com/accessories.asp) for about the same money over the I Net.

Does anyone know if the "Battery Tender" line has the "sulfated battery" feature or is this just a Yuasa marketing ploy?

I have used the '+' in the past for storage applications and thought they worked well.

Bill