Battery Tender Review

Battery Tender is a lineup of battery chargers designed to charge up and maintain all different types of vehicle batteries. Here’s our review of the Deltran Battery Tender.

What Is the Battery Tender?

The Battery Tender is a lineup of portable battery chargers made by Deltran. The company’s portable chargers promise to charge and maintain the batteries in all different types of vehicles – including everything from dirt bikes to RVs to tractors to boats.

The chargers are designed for people who own vehicles that aren’t driven very often – like show cars or RVs. If you’re worried about whether or not your vehicle will start, then you’re encouraged to use the Battery Tender to minimize your vehicle’s downtime.

You leave the Battery Tender in place when the vehicle is not in use, then enjoy a fast and easy startup the next time you need it.

Deltran was founded in 1965 and is well-known for its lineup of automotive car chargers. The company’s float/maintenance charging technology was created in the 1990s specifically for motorcycle owners. Today, the technology has been expanded to cater to batteries of all different sizes. Let’s take a closer look at how the company’s core product works.

How Do Battery Tender Chargers Work?

What makes Battery Tender chargers superior to conventional chargers? Battery Tender chargers come with something called BTP Microprocessor Technology along with faster connections. Together, these features promise to help maintain the batteries in all your vehicles so “they are ready to go when you are.”

You just set the Battery Tender and forget it. So instead of worrying about whether or not your car will start the next time you fire it up, you can relax knowing Battery Tender has your back.

After you hook up your battery, your Battery Tender device will enter into a float-voltage mode, where it continuously monitors and maintains the voltage on your battery for as long as you have your battery connected. That means you get a properly charged battery when you need it.

Many Battery Tender chargers come with some valuable safety features – including reverse polarity protection and spark-proof clamps. So even if you mess up the connection process, you’re not going to get yourself into too much trouble.

Battery Tender Chargers

Battery Tender has dozens of different products split into different categories. The company’s products are spread across all of the following categories:

• -Accessories
• -Automotive
• -Batteries
• -Electric Vehicle
• -Farm & Garden
• -Industrial
• -Marine
• -Motorcycle
• -RV
• -Solar
• -Telecom

Each category has different Battery Tender chargers suited for different sizes and types of batteries. For example, there’s the Battery Tender Plus High Efficiency model ($69.95) in the automotive category designed for use with standard vehicles. There’s also a Heavy Duty DVD-40 Modified 12V-12V Dual 12V @ 20 A charger ($599.95).

You can also purchase simple electronic accessories like the Battery Tender Dual Port USB Charger.

Put simply, if you need an electronic device that affects your car’s battery – either by keeping your electronics charged or by keeping your battery powered – then Battery Tender likely has the product you need.

Battery Tender Plus

The Battery Tender Plus tends to be the company’s most popular product. It’s available at a reasonable price ($69.95) that puts it within range of average vehicle owners. It’s a 1.25 amp battery charger designed to fully charge your battery and maintain it at proper storage voltage without the damaging effects caused by trickle chargers.

Your $69.95 purchase comes with a quick connect ring terminal harness for connecting to hard-to-reach areas as well as alligator clips to provide an alternate connection.

With Battery Tender Plus (and many other Battery Tender products), your battery charger goes through a four step charging program, including Initialization, Bulk Charge, Absorption Mode, and Float Mode).

Battery Tender Plus is specifically advertised to protect all lead-acid, flooded, or sealed maintenance free batteries, including AGM and gel cell. It can easily charge and maintain 6V or 12V batteries. Reading reviews online, it appears the battery charger is particularly popular with owners of classic show cars, golf carts, ATVs, and other vehicles that are rarely driven.

About Deltran

Deltran USA, LLC is based at the following Florida address:

801 International Speedway Blvd
DeLand, FL 32724

You can get in touch with the company by phone at (386) 736-7900 or by email at [email protected].

Ultimately, Battery Tender is catered to vehicle owners who want to maintain their batteries during long periods of inactivity. Whether it’s a farm vehicle, an RV, a motorcycle, or any other type of vehicle, Battery Tender is popular among all different types of vehicle owners as a practical float charging solution.