Can a 1 amp charger overcharge a battery?

[Guest]

Being called a cheapskate by Grandpa was his way to shame you into getting a tender. :-D

[Grandpa]

Being called a cheapskate by Grandpa was his way to shame you into getting a tender. :-D

Exactly, Chef. If Skip wants to keep a battery charged in a worry-free manner, he should stop moaning and get himself a Battery Tender or equivalent.

[Grandpa]

Unfortunatly money is tight and I have to pick and choose what I spend mine on. I just bought a battery and that is my bike allowance for a while. I still need some other stuff for the bike that is a higher prority like a clutch. I will be happy to except donations from worry free big spenders like yourself Crampa

No, thanks, Skip.

Worry-free, big spender, Battery Tender owner Grandpa

[bubba]

Bought a Black & Decker trickle charger at Wally World for less than $20 and it shuts off when the battery is fully charged. It has worked great so far.

[Joe Nardy]

Skip,

There are a couple things you can do to make your battery charger be more gentle to your battery. One is to splice a small 12 volt light bulb in series with one of the battery leads. Something like an automotive dash light works well. This will drop the current to a much lower level (you can check it with an ammeter).

Another is to plug the battery charger into an electric garage door opener light circuit. You can get an adapter that screws into the garage door light socket to add electrical outlets, like this for just a couple bucks. Plug the battery charger into the outlet and the battery will charge for a few minutes each time the garage door is opened or closed.

Thanks,
Joe

[tkent02]

Another is to plug the battery charger into an electric garage door opener light circuit. You can get an adapter that screws into the garage door light socket to add electrical outlets, like this for just a couple bucks. Plug the battery charger into the outlet and the battery will charge for a few minutes each time the garage door is opened or closed.

This is a kicksass idea.