| Pvax1950 | -- 03-04-2024 @ 8:41 AM |
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Was wondering what the best battery tender would be for the 6 volt optima battery I have in my 34 Ford.
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| Kens 36 | -- 03-04-2024 @ 9:10 AM |
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I'm loving the NOCO Genius 1, 1 amp smart charger. Others have also endorsed it. I use three of them. Available on Amazon for about $30. Ken
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| Pvax1950 | -- 03-04-2024 @ 10:45 AM |
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Thank you for the info. Do you just keep it on the battery as a tender?
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| Kens 36 | -- 03-04-2024 @ 11:33 AM |
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I do on the one Napa lead acid battery I have. On two other cars with Optima batteries I only use them when needed. The Optimas tend to hold their charge.
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| Pvax1950 | -- 03-04-2024 @ 12:01 PM |
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Thanks again, really appreciate the input!
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| fordv8j | -- 03-04-2024 @ 3:51 PM |
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better keep an eye on them; we had one on a Ford script battery on our 38 conv.,,went to garage,could smell acid, checked battery it was hot, hadn;t shut off boiled battery dry, put new acid in, it never charged back up..$340.00 lesson, the company wouldn;t help with cost. said send charger and $10.00,they would repair it...no thanks..no longer leave them on
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| 40cpe | -- 03-05-2024 @ 6:34 AM |
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FordV8J, was that a NOCO brand or another brand charger that failed ?
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| kubes40 | -- 03-05-2024 @ 8:40 AM |
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I have a NOCO on my home generator (Optima) battery 24 /7/365. Works perfectly. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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| fordv8j | -- 03-05-2024 @ 2:54 PM |
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was a Walmart brand maybe sneider
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| 1934 Ford | -- 03-05-2024 @ 6:05 PM |
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I have 6 Volt "Battery Tenders" for my 34 For, my 35 Ford and my 66 VW, love them. 12 volt ones for the other cars. I drive the cars and then leave the tenders off for a month or more before charging them up again, hoping to go for more rides to let the generators charge them up again. 1934 Ford's since 1972 This message was edited by 1934 Ford on 3-5-24 @ 6:06 PM
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| Drbrown | -- 03-07-2024 @ 9:10 AM |
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Regarding my three cars (two classic) they each are 12 volt and have auto-store brand tenders on all the time. I guess I may be lucky given some of the stories noted here. My '47 Ford has an 8 year old Walmart battery that keeps on going strong. The battery in my '84 "other car brand" is a 12 years old Wagner brand battery and it keeps on going well. They'll probably all go bad at the same time.
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| Model B | -- 03-08-2024 @ 5:29 AM |
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I also have three of the NOCO Genius battery charger/maintainers. I have a 1 amp, 2 amp, and 5 amp. They automatically recognize whether the battery is a lead acid battery, AGM battery, or Lithium battery. Will work on 6V or 12V. So far, they work great! Purchased from Amazon. Pat
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