I really hope this video helps answer some questions and helps people to understand the operation of the Battery Tender a little better. Thanks For Watching
Hi Carl. I bought mine used, boxed with all the accessories. I had a look at the charger after 24hours and the Lead Acid as well as Lithium led was lit and the main light was an Amber/green. The lights were sort of 'vibrating' not really flashing. The bike started like never before...much more powerful
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl So I tried everything and to no avail. I then left it plugged in on the mains only for about two hours and there it is...working properly. I can now switch between lead acid and Lithium like it should be
Hi Carl , I have a 2006 Sportster 883 . I fitted an Oxford tender I purchased from amazon! ( beginning of last year) she’s just had a service and the battery was replaced! Unfortunately the dealer didn’t replace the batteries tender wires ! So I bought new wires from Amazon but the connection wire to the tender is a different type ! I did tell the Harley dealer who said Oh No we would have re installed the wire ! I told them you 100% did not ! I’ve taken the battery cover off and took a photo ! when I showed them ! they said oh well get you a new cable ! I got home a went onto Amazon and bought myself a new cable ! and I’ll again fit it myself ! It’s taking around a week to come ! I shall tell the dealership they’ve lost a future customer. Regards Trevor
That’s terrible things are not what they used to be. It’s terrible what’s happened lately. Thanks for watching and hopefully you get your connector and it all is good. Thanks dor checking it out.
Thank you for this video! Since I am colourblind I was not sure, whether I will be able to see the indicator lights on the new battery tender (the old version had just one LED and no blinking so I could not see it) - your video encouraged me to try the new version - I bought one today and it works for me! The orange light ist flashing when disconnected - when I connect it, I can easily compare, if the colour changes to green... The switching LED for Lithium or Lead are the same green - this also makes it possible for me to compare, if they have the same colour as the indicator light or not! Certainly it would have been better, if Harley would use more distinguishable colours (blue?) but I am happy with the new battery tender.
my battery on my 2018 Iron 1200 went bad after 2 years. The battery on my 2017 Street Glide is still good. I used the battery tender religiously. The battery on the Iron would charge up but wouldn't hold the charge over night. AutoZone tested it and said it was bad.
I have a 2020 street bob I bought brand new. Has 44k miles now. 2 years and I think my batter is slowly dying. There's days now the bike won't turn over. I never used a tender as I am a daily rider.
@@lovingmylifeasIage6741 I wonder if you over charged your battery. So seems like not a good idea to leave it charged 24/7. Did you buy a OeM harley battery or did you buy a aftermarket? If so what brand
Good video. If the tender is not working check the pigtail 7.5amp fuse before blaming the battery. Fyi, not all battery pigtails have an inline fuse. I went crazy looking for the connection off the battery terminal and its not on the battery. My 2020 HD Heritage came with the tender installed. The 7.5amp fuse is located in the same compartment as the main fuse which is located in the left panel.
I would love to but I dont have one yet and I am in the middle of moving. I don't have my bikes or tools for the next few months. But I will check out the charger and look into it.
I am not an expert but if it was me I might try and put it on a regular trickle charger to see if I could save it. I read alot that lithium ion batteries that go that low are not recoverable. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Mine just always has a green light and it is my understanding you can leave it on as long as you want. I think when the battery dies it will flash not sure what color
Hi what if both amber and green lights are flashing? I read the manual it explains if the green light flashes and amber light is on, but doesn’t specify if both are alternately flashing
Hi Carl. Just one question. I also have a Iron 1200. Does the batery tender connector fits inside the batery cover of the sportster? I bought a Batery tender and im going to mount it, but i didn't want to leave the connector for the charger outside the batery. Thanks.
Have you considered doing a UA-cam short? This would be a good one. Take the last part. The review part at the end and shorten it up. I think many more can benefit from this info.
Do you know by any chance why the amber light will flash between amber and green?. The bike (2020 Harley Heritage Soft Tail) is 3 yrs old and I have always used the battery tender until 1 month ago when the bike was left for a month without being used or charged. The bike is now dead it seems with no signs of life except for the red flashing light. It's not with me at the moment so I can't check the voltage (long story), so just hoping you knew why the amber light will flash between amber and green?
Sounds like it was trying to recover a lithium ion battery and could not. Like the battery is shot. I think it flashes green once and amber 5 times or opposite I forget the pattern off the top of my head.
Not if you ride everyday your battery will charge and cycle. Its over the winter when my bike’s sit when I really need them. If you ride all year you’re probably good. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I am not a professional battery person but I think it is designed to be on for a long time. It probably will extend the life of the battery by keeping it conditioned. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Does this tender work with an AGM battery ...i have a motobatt battery ......also my socket is far from the bike and have to use an extention is there any problem when trying to jump start the bike..... cheers
I am not sure about that battery. But as far as an extension cord they say keep it as short as possible. How far away is the outlet. I personally would not use more than a 25’ extension cord.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl cheers I guess I need more than that …do you know if is there any wireless charger that would work to jump start the HD I have an 883 did a 1200 conversion stage 4 and my bike has a delayed kick start …and on a first start it would freeze up tried several batteries and it is invariably the same …I did it to the harley store in London …they say because the battery is not an harley one ..but the problem started after I did the conversion and retuning …I guess they don t know either and they blame on the battery ..the electric is fine that s why I was thinking to buy a charger as it goes flat and I have 5 calls with the break down per year …
@@steWallas6025 the battery I use now is awesome.Antigravity Restart lithium ion. Doesn’t lose charge and if it does It has a feature built in that it saves enough for a start. I have a video on my channel about it and installing it . You should check it out.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl my only reserve with Lithium batteries being they ain t good in cold weather ....AGM are the best of the three options IMO.....also at the harley store even though they are selling them they suggested me not to go for it
White top light is on and both lower green lights also at same time. The switch does nothing. It is possible it was on wrong setting with the lithium battery set to lead.
Carl , you're not going to believe this but the Harley lithium battery was totally dead NO LIGHTS , I plugged the Deltran battery tender in and it did not want to charge , after further inspection I had a blown fuse (7.5) went to AutoZone replaced it with a new one went through the steps again and by mistake I put it on AGM , it started to work so after 15 minutes it stopped. ,checked on the battery and one light was on , I unplugged everything and started from scratch with the correct mode damn thing started to charge Now I have both green lights on and I have a full charge on my battery. All three light are on 😅 . ???? Maybe the AGM mode gave the battery a boost of energy ???
@@adminadmin9997 Are you new in the motorcycle world? 😊 Yes every rider should have a tender, unless it is ok to replace the battery frequently. If your bike do not have an alarm system and it is your only transport used on daily basis, then maybe you are ok without a tender. Just keep in mind a bad battery will drain a lot of power continuously from the alternator and could burn it.
@@denniseric83374 it is now charging. It will start flashing green when it is close to fully charged then will go to solid green when it is fully charged.
I just checked they may have discontinued or its just out of stock. It looks like they have a new model that is $104 but like everything on their site it’s currently out of stock.
If it has 4 volts which it may even if its dead. The charger will start usually there is still a little something even in a drained battery. I would make sure you switch everything off then try the charger. Is it a lead acid or a lithium ion?
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl it’s the regular battery lead acid I think. I don’t think it’s an Ion. Now the charger has the amber light for a minute or so then quickly flashes green then back to amber color. I’ve just had the bike for about a month.
@@PuertoRicanThor I would try unplugging everything. Then after a minute plug the charger into the wall . At that point make sure lead acid is selected. I would make sure it is a lead acid battery. I am not sure what your bike came with. Then plug the charger into the bike. At that point the flashing amber light should go from flashing to solid. And stay solid till 80% then it will flash green. There is a recovery mode for lithium ion but I dont think so for lead acid
I really hope this video helps answer some questions and helps people to understand the operation of the Battery Tender a little better. Thanks For Watching
Simple and clear explanation… saved my time… thx… 😎
Very well explained,thank u for doing this video for us Carl 👍
Very nice detailed explanation of this tender's features. Saves actually reading the instructions!
Thanks I the Appreciate the kind words.
Hi Carl. I bought mine used, boxed with all the accessories. I had a look at the charger after 24hours and the Lead Acid as well as Lithium led was lit and the main light was an Amber/green.
The lights were sort of 'vibrating' not really flashing.
The bike started like never before...much more powerful
That is odd only one should be lit I believe. Let me know if you find out anything different
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl So I tried everything and to no avail. I then left it plugged in on the mains only for about two hours and there it is...working properly. I can now switch between lead acid and Lithium like it should be
Hi Carl , I have a 2006 Sportster 883 . I fitted an Oxford tender I purchased from amazon! ( beginning of last year) she’s just had a service and the battery was replaced! Unfortunately the dealer didn’t replace the batteries tender wires ! So I bought new wires from Amazon but the connection wire to the tender is a different type ! I did tell the Harley dealer who said Oh No we would have re installed the wire ! I told them you 100% did not ! I’ve taken the battery cover off and took a photo ! when I showed them ! they said oh well get you a new cable ! I got home a went onto Amazon and bought myself a new cable ! and I’ll again fit it myself ! It’s taking around a week to come ! I shall tell the dealership they’ve lost a future customer.
Regards
Trevor
That’s terrible things are not what they used to be. It’s terrible what’s happened lately. Thanks for watching and hopefully you get your connector and it all is good. Thanks dor checking it out.
Wow! Amazing tutorial
Thank You. Much appreciated
Superb explanation and many thanks!👍👍👍
No problem Thank you for watching and commenting I appreciate it.
Thank you for this video! Since I am colourblind I was not sure, whether I will be able to see the indicator lights on the new battery tender (the old version had just one LED and no blinking so I could not see it) - your video encouraged me to try the new version - I bought one today and it works for me! The orange light ist flashing when disconnected - when I connect it, I can easily compare, if the colour changes to green... The switching LED for Lithium or Lead are the same green - this also makes it possible for me to compare, if they have the same colour as the indicator light or not! Certainly it would have been better, if Harley would use more distinguishable colours (blue?) but I am happy with the new battery tender.
Glad the video helped out. Thanks for checking out my channel I really appreciate it.
Very helpful thanks from Ireland
Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching
my battery on my 2018 Iron 1200 went bad after 2 years. The battery on my 2017 Street Glide is still good. I used the battery tender religiously. The battery on the Iron would charge up but wouldn't hold the charge over night. AutoZone tested it and said it was bad.
I think the batteries they are putting in the sportsters are garbage mine was so weak even when fully charged. If it is above 70 out it seemed ok
I have a 2020 street bob I bought brand new. Has 44k miles now. 2 years and I think my batter is slowly dying. There's days now the bike won't turn over. I never used a tender as I am a daily rider.
@@adminadmin9997 Yeah the battery on my Street Glide went bad soon after I posted that comment.
@@lovingmylifeasIage6741 I wonder if you over charged your battery. So seems like not a good idea to leave it charged 24/7. Did you buy a OeM harley battery or did you buy a aftermarket? If so what brand
@@adminadmin9997 Motobatt. When you use a maintenance charger it shouldn't over charge. I had Yuasa on my XT 250 for over 6 years.
Good video. If the tender is not working check the pigtail 7.5amp fuse before blaming the battery. Fyi, not all battery pigtails have an inline fuse. I went crazy looking for the connection off the battery terminal and its not on the battery. My 2020 HD Heritage came with the tender installed. The 7.5amp fuse is located in the same compartment as the main fuse which is located in the left panel.
Thanks for checking it out and commenting and the info. I appreciate it.
I've got to get me one of these, my battery is getting a little bit tired and it's only a year old. Good video mate, stay safe 👍🇦🇺
Thanks for watching Tim its a great little charger and under $60 link in the description.
If you put a multi meter on the connect on the side of the bike should you be able to read the current voltage of the battery ?
Yes I believe so. Thanks for watching.
Thank you informative. How about instructional on the new HD 1 Amp Multi-fit battery charger. The manual is in gray micro-print.
I would love to but I dont have one yet and I am in the middle of moving. I don't have my bikes or tools for the next few months. But I will check out the charger and look into it.
Carl, what is the next step if you have less than 3 volts when you're trying to charge with that tender
I am not an expert but if it was me I might try and put it on a regular trickle charger to see if I could save it. I read alot that lithium ion batteries that go that low are not recoverable. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thumbs up bro that's a nice setup right there I keep mine plugged in when I'm not riding it take care catch you later brother
Nothing worse than going to ride and you have a dead battery. Thanks MrG
As always.. very informative..!!
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Thanks for checking it out!
You can buy longer wires for your tender.
You never spoke about maintenance mode. What does the light do during maintenance mode and how long is safe to keep it trickle charging?
Mine just always has a green light and it is my understanding you can leave it on as long as you want. I think when the battery dies it will flash not sure what color
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl I see. Thank you…
Hi what if both amber and green lights are flashing? I read the manual it explains if the green light flashes and amber light is on, but doesn’t specify if both are alternately flashing
Sounds like it is recovery mode for lithium ion. What type of battery are you charging? Is it fully discharged?
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl it ended up being at 0% 😂
Sorry it took so long for me to answer I have been very busy and working far from home. Hopefully I can get back to my channel soon.
Hi there. I got the 1 amp dule charger. An wanted to ask. If the one i got. Will work good. Came from harley
If you got it from Harley should be fine. I know they have updated the chargers since I bought mine. I am not familiar with the new ones
I just ordered my tender. From harley. It looks like urs. From pics. But says 1 amp. Where urs says 800 mah.. is there a difference?
Not familiar with the updated model but probably very similar.
Good product for both types of batteries.. and a great explanation!
Thanks Bob I really think its a great charger for the price!!
Hi Carl. Just one question. I also have a Iron 1200. Does the batery tender connector fits inside the batery cover of the sportster? I bought a Batery tender and im going to mount it, but i didn't want to leave the connector for the charger outside the batery. Thanks.
My iron came with the connector installed and it hangs on the outside for convenience.
Thanks Carl. I gotta look up Battery Tender brand to see if it does Life batteries too.
Thanks for checking it out I appreciate it. Can’t wait to get riding.
Have you considered doing a UA-cam short? This would be a good one. Take the last part. The review part at the end and shorten it up. I think many more can benefit from this info.
I will have to look into that. I have not looked into the shorts yet but I will. Thanks for watching and the suggestion I appreciate it.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl build that brand
Do I have to disconnect the battery wires before start charging ?
You should not have to remove any wires
Do you know by any chance why the amber light will flash between amber and green?. The bike (2020 Harley Heritage Soft Tail) is 3 yrs old and I have always used the battery tender until 1 month ago when the bike was left for a month without being used or charged. The bike is now dead it seems with no signs of life except for the red flashing light. It's not with me at the moment so I can't check the voltage (long story), so just hoping you knew why the amber light will flash between amber and green?
Sounds like it was trying to recover a lithium ion battery and could not. Like the battery is shot. I think it flashes green once and amber 5 times or opposite I forget the pattern off the top of my head.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl Yes I ended up replacing the battery and all is well now thankyou Carl
I been riding almost everyday for the last 2 years. Never used a tender. You think I should still get one?
Not if you ride everyday your battery will charge and cycle. Its over the winter when my bike’s sit when I really need them. If you ride all year you’re probably good. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Does it support 220v AC input ? Thx a lot.
This model does not
Will it work.on my 2006 Road King?
Yes if you don’t have a factory installed plug you can put one on . It comes with an extra. Thanks for watching.and commenting
well done
Thanks!! Appreciate it
Will it hurt the battery to just leave it plugged in all the time or should you unplug it when it's charged?
I am not a professional battery person but I think it is designed to be on for a long time. It probably will extend the life of the battery by keeping it conditioned. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hello Carl
Thanks for a great guide man 👍
Greetings from Jonas in Denmark (europe)
Thanks when I did the unboxing video I got alot of questions so I tried to do a video with the answers. Thanks for watching!
Great info
Hopefully it helps someone. Thanks for watching!!
Good info, am not getting the blinks....the amber light is still and so is the green...am trying to charge on lead acid mode
How long has it been on charge?
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl sorted, had to charge it overnight and its all ready to hit the road 😊
Does this tender work with an AGM battery ...i have a motobatt battery ......also my socket is far from the bike and have to use an extention is there any problem when trying to jump start the bike..... cheers
I am not sure about that battery. But as far as an extension cord they say keep it as short as possible. How far away is the outlet. I personally would not use more than a 25’ extension cord.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl cheers I guess I need more than that …do you know if is there any wireless charger that would work to jump start the HD I have an 883 did a 1200 conversion stage 4 and my bike has a delayed kick start …and on a first start it would freeze up tried several batteries and it is invariably the same …I did it to the harley store in London …they say because the battery is not an harley one ..but the problem started after I did the conversion and retuning …I guess they don t know either and they blame on the battery ..the electric is fine that s why I was thinking to buy a charger as it goes flat and I have 5 calls with the break down per year …
@@steWallas6025 the battery I use now is awesome.Antigravity Restart lithium ion. Doesn’t lose charge and if it does It has a feature built in that it saves enough for a start. I have a video on my channel about it and installing it . You should check it out.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl my only reserve with Lithium batteries being they ain t good in cold weather ....AGM are the best of the three options IMO.....also at the harley store even though they are selling them they suggested me not to go for it
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl anyway not sure if the harley Lithium battery they are currently selling is antigravity.....
can i use it in my car battery?
I am not sure. Have not looked into that.
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl thanks
White top light is on and both lower green lights also at same time. The switch does nothing. It is possible it was on wrong setting with the lithium battery set to lead.
I would unplug everything for a minute or two and plug it back in. Let it reset. Make sure it’s disconnected from the battery when you do it.
Carl , you're not going to believe this but the Harley lithium battery was totally dead NO LIGHTS , I plugged the Deltran battery tender in and it did not want to charge , after further inspection I had a blown fuse (7.5) went to AutoZone replaced it with a new one went through the steps again and by mistake I put it on AGM , it started to work so after 15 minutes it stopped. ,checked on the battery and one light was on , I unplugged everything and started from scratch with the correct mode damn thing started to charge
Now I have both green lights on and I have a full charge on my battery. All three light are on 😅 .
???? Maybe the AGM mode gave the battery a boost of energy ???
Possibility. Thanks for watching
I keep my battery brand new Harley battery plugged in a smart Tender Black&Decker BDV090 all the time, also after each ride.
Nothing worse than a dead battery. Thanks for checking it out.
So you keep it plugged 24/ 7? I ride everyday you think every rider should have a tender?
@@adminadmin9997 Are you new in the motorcycle world? 😊 Yes every rider should have a tender, unless it is ok to replace the battery frequently. If your bike do not have an alarm system and it is your only transport used on daily basis, then maybe you are ok without a tender.
Just keep in mind a bad battery will drain a lot of power continuously from the alternator and could burn it.
What does yellow flashing light mean?
It may be ready to charge but not connected to the battery
Probably orange
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl so I hooked it up correctly and the flashing yellow light went to a solid yellow light. What does a solid yellow light mean?
@@denniseric83374 it is now charging. It will start flashing green when it is close to fully charged then will go to solid green when it is fully charged.
Thanks for sharing, good review
Thanks. Sticker heading your way Thanks for yours hopefully I will be doing a motomail in the next couple of weeks!
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl I'll be doing the same just waiting for the sun to come out. Cheers
What was the price ?
I don’t remember off hand what I paid but I will try and look later and let you know. I am sure the price has gone up since.
Ok yes please I found 1 in Amazon for only $40 but I rather get the Harley-Davidson charge only of is not too expensive
I just checked they may have discontinued or its just out of stock. It looks like they have a new model that is $104 but like everything on their site it’s currently out of stock.
Ok cool thank so much
Great explanation, how long can you leave the charger on the bike for?
I believe as long as you want it should do its job till the battery fails. Thanks for watching and commenting
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So my bike went completely dead (I left it on). Does that mean I can’t use this charger to get it up and running? I got a 21 Road King Special.
If it has 4 volts which it may even if its dead. The charger will start usually there is still a little something even in a drained battery. I would make sure you switch everything off then try the charger. Is it a lead acid or a lithium ion?
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl it’s the regular battery lead acid I think. I don’t think it’s an Ion. Now the charger has the amber light for a minute or so then quickly flashes green then back to amber color. I’ve just had the bike for about a month.
@@PuertoRicanThor I would try unplugging everything. Then after a minute plug the charger into the wall . At that point make sure lead acid is selected. I would make sure it is a lead acid battery. I am not sure what your bike came with. Then plug the charger into the bike. At that point the flashing amber light should go from flashing to solid. And stay solid till 80% then it will flash green. There is a recovery mode for lithium ion but I dont think so for lead acid
who makes Harley-Davidson battery tender?
I am not sure I will try and look it up.
What a windbag!
🤣
Tenders are not meant to recharge a dead battery
Mine is a charger/tender
@@MotorcyclingwithCarl don’t trust them. Why you need a charger if you have a well maintained battery?
I hear you. Thanks for the input and watching my videos I appreciate it.
@@tax905972because some live in the north where it is cold and then have to ship a bike… 😂 so.. now… my batter is DOA.
How to remove harley
Sorry not sure of the question
why don't you use a lot of extention chord?
Voltage Drop. Thanks for watching