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my car hibernates 4months sometimes up to 5-6months depending on weather. no issue. 40psi+ and on flatstoppers. |
I'm inclined to believe that you have a bad charger. I'm not sure exactly what the parasitic load is but it's not that much and being a sports car has nothing to do with the situation.
How did you test it? I would use two meters - one measuring volts (with and without the charger) and the other measuring current. |
I've been using mine for 2 years and nothing wrong with mine so far.
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My town has been spreading salt like it's going out of style, just at the threat of flurries, so the Z is parked and covered for the winter. I have my BT Jr. on my Seadoo battery right now, but I'll swap them and see if I can get the green blinking light instead of the constant green light on my regular BT (not sure if it's the Plus or not). Interesting topic and thanks for sharing the manufacturer's recommendation.
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And yes, modern cars these days have lots of processors and computers that are drawing power when the car is off. It's entirely plausible the quiescent draw of these cars is higher than typical. On the phone they told me flat out that the Jr. would not work properly on this car, so regardless of whether or not I buy the Plus version I'm not just going to ignore what the manufacturer says about their own product. |
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did you say you bought the car used? if so, there might be a reason why the original owner sold the car.. im not sure if doing a PSA from one bad experience on your one car is a good idea or not? :confused: not enough proof or testing when you are probably the only one person with a z that mentioned having problems with the battery tender? i could be wrong but i dont remember reading any other z owner here complaining about the battery tender? and the sales assciate you spoke to at deltran. :shakes head: probably just wanted to get rid of you. my suggestion is you check youtube on how to test parasitic drain. some cars (even stock) have more drain than others. |
^ I agree with Kenchan. I have 2 Battery Tender JR I bought from Amazon one for my Z and the other for my Supra and both are doing fine on it....so far.
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Have to agree, I have not had any issues with mine. I use one on the Z and my GSXR1000
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My car goes into storage for 5 months without any battery tender on it and it starts right up on the first crank. You have some sort of larger parasitic draw than normal.
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I'm about to put my Nismo to sleep for the winter. I figure if I just start her up every month or so and maybe give it a drive around the block I should be ok. Or would a trickle charger be better in this case?
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if you're not going to get one of these battery tenders or the alternate black&decker one, you can either unplug the battery, or drive your car every 1-2wks for 10miles+ each time. |
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But there does appear to be something wrong somewhere. I'm not familiar with the BTJr but, judging by the comments of those who are, it should do the job. If it's not the charger then I suspect you have an above normal parasitic load for some reason. I'd put a meter on it and check - if for nothing else than my peace of mind. Please keep us informed as to what you find out. My curiosity is piqued. |
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Those of you who claim your battery tender jr. has been working just fine on your Z - Have you actually verified that with a multimeter? And was this during long term storage or were you also starting up and/or driving the car during the storage period? I have no access to my z in the winter so a tender is my only option (or nothing). |
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and what is the drain amperage of the 370Z they have on file? would like to make sound decisions based on data, not based on potential xmas-season-hired-part-timer.. :ugh: :confused: |
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but why would i need to verify anything if everything is working fine the last 7yrs on one unit and 4yrs on another? :confused: |
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