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Select Costco Stores: Battery Tendern 4.5-Amp Car Battery Charger & Maintainer

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$59.99
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Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) [store locator] have for their Members: Battery Tendern 4.5 Amp SuperSmart Automotive Battery Charger & Maintainer (022-0370-DL-CA) on sale for $29.97 valid for In-Store Purchase Only where stock permits (search for / request Costco item # 1510107).

Thanks to community member un_plug for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Selectable 4.5 Amp charging for 12-Volt or 6-Volt batteries
  • 120V at 50/60 Hz Input
  • Ideal for AGM, Flooded, Gel, and Lithium Batteries
  • Weather Resistant IP65 Rating
  • AC Power Cord Length: 6-ft
  • DC Output Cord Length: 5-ft
  • 5-Year Manufacturer Warranty
  • Includes alligator clips and ring terminal accessory cables

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    • This offer is $16.38 lower (35% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $46.35 and higher.
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Edited May 25, 2023 at 06:38 PM by
Saw this at my local Costco (Mettawa, IL).
Battery Tender® 4.5 Amp Battery Charger & Maintainer 50% off at $29.97
As with most Costco clearance sales, in-store only, YMMV.
Online listing for reference only:
https://www.costco.com/battery-te...87415.html

Great battery maintainer, use this every winter.
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Lead acid batteries like to be 100% fully charged 100% of the time. Now, some people don't drive often and the battery will drop well below 100% and cause degradation (lost capacity and eventual death) due to the formation of sulphate crystals on the surface of the lead plates that literally block the electro-chemical reaction that makes the zoom zooms go zoom.

Furthermore, many modern vehicles purposefully maintain batteries partially charged to save gas. It's pretty dumb since the savings are crap and the affect on the battery is not zero.

So, plug in a maintainer every weekend or once a month and keep that battery healthy. Have a vehicle in storage? Better have a maintainer.
Bought one of these and it stopped charging within 6 months. Bought a couple Noco chargers and have been happy with them.
Costco return policy ftw

Return that sucker and get your money back

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05-25-2023 at 07:56 AM.
05-25-2023 at 07:56 AM.
great deal.
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05-25-2023 at 10:00 AM.
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This is about what I paid for it 10yrs ago...great price.
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05-25-2023 at 10:08 AM.
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Bought one of these and it stopped charging within 6 months. Bought a couple Noco chargers and have been happy with them.
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05-25-2023 at 04:44 PM.
05-25-2023 at 04:44 PM.
Quote from palacekeeper :
Shows full price so I guess the deal is dead?

Sorry missed the details about in store only
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OxyGen87
05-25-2023 at 04:56 PM.
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How do I determine if my car battery is AGM or lithium?
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05-25-2023 at 04:57 PM.
05-25-2023 at 04:57 PM.
Quote from joesstripclub :
Bought one of these and it stopped charging within 6 months. Bought a couple Noco chargers and have been happy with them.
Costco return policy ftw

Return that sucker and get your money back
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05-25-2023 at 04:59 PM.
Quote from OxyGen87 :
How do I determine if my car battery is AGM or lithium?

Your car battery is most likely flooded. So, put it on the AGM/flooded setting.

Lithium wouldn't be a normal car or boat/motorcycle/atv battery.
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The heck does this do?
Costs 1/2 a battery 50% off so what's the savings?

Lead acid batteries like to be 100% fully charged 100% of the time. Now, some people don't drive often and the battery will drop well below 100% and cause degradation (lost capacity and eventual death) due to the formation of sulphate crystals on the surface of the lead plates that literally block the electro-chemical reaction that makes the zoom zooms go zoom.

Furthermore, many modern vehicles purposefully maintain batteries partially charged to save gas. It's pretty dumb since the savings are crap and the affect on the battery is not zero.

So, plug in a maintainer every weekend or once a month and keep that battery healthy. Have a vehicle in storage? Better have a maintainer.
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Quote from Wavy-Nife :
The heck does this do?...
Right there is the title of the item, used to charge and maintain batteries.
Common usage is to hook up motorcycle/marine/lawn mower batteries during winter storage.
Charge a car battery that has been sitting around for a while.

In my instance we have a 2nd car we do not use everyday- so during those especially cold winter snaps I will hook it up to the car's battery the day before, so I know it has a full charge to start in the morning.
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05-25-2023 at 05:37 PM.
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These are great for maintaining marine batteries over the winter. I have 4 batteries, 2 deep cycling and 2 starters. If I let them go for the 5 or 6 months in the winter with no maintaining I'd loose 500 worth of batteries........
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