Deltran Battery Tender Plus Failure! See Comments for Update

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I have a Deltran Battery Tender Plus from 1999 that still works great today but Regis unit I bought in 2016 has already failed. This is an overview of the issue and description of what I am doing with it at this point working with Deltran to evaluate it; hopefully they replace it under their 10 year warranty. I will ship it to them, at my cost (boo), and see how they respond. I will update once I get a response from them, stay tuned! Thanks for watching.

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@bobmcconnachie692 Жыл бұрын

Also having the same problem with the same unit. The first indication was that an older battery in the vehicle had the Battery Tender Plus on it during winter storage. When spring came, I went to start the vehicle, but the battery was dead. I assumed that the battery had reached the end of its life, so I purchased a new battery, installed it in the vehicle and hooked up the Battery Tender Plus for the weekend to top up the battery. The following week, I again went to start the vehicle, battery was dead and there was battery acid all over the floor under the engine compartment. The battery had boiled dry, and of course was not covered by warrantee due to misuse. Both led lights were lit at the same time continuously, which I now assume means that the Battery Tender was still charging (red light on), even though the green light was still on (battery fully charged).

@denniswilliams3414 10 ай бұрын

I also have a 20 year old unit exactly like this one that works perfectly, however I received another one for Christmas 2022 & it will not stop charging a battery that is 100% charged after 2 days.....Deltran has DEFINITLY slipped a cog or two in quality.....It's sad they've slipped into a junk status.....

@tektech1065 10 ай бұрын

I have the same newer unit and it operates on a switched mode power supply. The older models had a real heavy power transformer inside, which run forever. You can compare the difference in weight of your 20-year old charger and the new one. Good video! Thanks for the info.

@bobbydenezza7795 Жыл бұрын

I have the batter tender junior battery charger and I just bought it a year ago. And for some reason the red light will not turn green. I check the battery with my Multimeter And it's showing me that it's 12 to 13 V. According to the meter the battery is fully charged so if the battery is fully charged why isn't the light turning green on my battery tender charger?

@MrCYCLESMITH Жыл бұрын

Same here. Sent it back 5 years ago and they sent me a new one. The one they sent is now 5 years old as well and doing the same thing again. Kind of a PITA. Looking for an alternative for an AGM Miata battery. For the time spent and shipping charge I just might buy a new one. Other brand alternatives?

@oooo-xw4io 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a part 2?

@onefixitman Жыл бұрын

Where is part 2?

@Ralphie5023 Жыл бұрын

How is that cost effective ? Just but a new one !

@NoSuffix 8 ай бұрын

My 7-yr-old Battery Tender Junior Smart Battery Charger just stopped working. It is not charging even though it still shows that everything is fine. If I disconnect one of the charging lines, the LED indicator would flash red light indicating it's not hooked up properly. If all lines are hooked up correctly it shows charging with a solid red indicator. But the charge never turned green, or flashing green, even after a week on an originally 75% charged battery with 12.45V from the beginning. I hooked up a multi-meter and it shows the charger outputs of the same voltage as the 12V battery, and 0 charging current. That means that the charger can test the 12V battery's voltage but provides zero charging output.

@analyticalhabitrails9857 Жыл бұрын

Any updates? I have one too and its doing the same thing. Its at the "RED LIGHT FLASHING: AC POWER APPLIED, BATTERY NOT CONNECTED PROPERTLY"....

@electricalmechanicaldiyguy7048 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I did call them and they told me to send back the one that wasn’t working so I did. They tested it and told me it was working just fine. I asked if they actually tried to charge a battery with it and they hadn’t. When they did hook it up and try to charge a battery they were able to see that it wasn’t working. They did send me a new unit. Overall I was pleased with the outcome and they were easy to deal with I just would have lii in me it better if checked it out the first time like I described to them but ultimately it was resolved.

@walterandrews3077 4 ай бұрын

This is disappointing. I thought the Battery Tender chargers were pretty good quality. Apparently not. My Junior charges at 750 ma but will not back off when the battery is fully charged. The charger gets very warm and the led never turns green, blinking or solid. I might try replacing the capacitor as recommended in another KZfaq video.

@electricalmechanicaldiyguy7048 3 ай бұрын

I have a one of these chargers from 1998 and it is still working great; unfortunately it seems quality has tanked over the years like so many other items.

@truenorthmuskoka9077 Жыл бұрын

My unit wont even light up.

@electricalmechanicaldiyguy7048 Жыл бұрын

Well that’s not good. I would reach out to Deltran and talk with them about it…see if they can repair and/or replace your charger.

@stevethompson3664 27 күн бұрын

Just bought my first deltran battery charger and NOTHING BUT RED LIGHT. Does not charge it does nothing . I checked all connections and bupkas. Needless to say i will try another brand. The new deltrans are bad

@DearMajesty 25 күн бұрын

lol red means its charging

@highnoonrocket8294 Күн бұрын

Read the instructions. It's working as intended.

@redneckrollercoast1 2 жыл бұрын

They have a 10 year warranty. Call them they’ll send you a new one.

@electricalmechanicaldiyguy7048 2 жыл бұрын

I did contact them through their website and told them what was happening. They did contact me and asked me to to do a couple simple tests to check voltage. After a few back and forth conversations they told me to ship it to them for them to test at my expense, about $14 in shipping. I will be posting a follow up video on how that process works and if they honor their warranty.