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battery charger comparison chart Compare with Battery Tender or Battery Minder

Please don’t confuse our high tech chargers with those old fashioned battery tender and battery minder style chargers. Battery Sentinel Chargers are not only perfect for maintaining your battery over long periods of time; they can recharge a completely dead battery TWICE as fast as a regular “taper charge” transformer charger with comparable amp ratings. There’s no need to buy one charger for maintaining your battery and another charger with higher output when you need it.

Below is a chart comparison:

Item

Battery Tender Plus
battery tender

Battery Minder
battery minder
 
   
Rating:
12 volt, 3 AMP
12 volt, 1.25 AMP
12 volt, 1 AMP
 
Constant Current
Tapered
Trickle
 
15V x 3A = 45W
18W
14.4W
       
Stage:
4 Stage
3 Stage
2 Stage
 
1- deep discharge charging
Bulk Charging
Bulk Charge
 
2- Constant Current
Absorbtion
Trickle
 
3- Constant Voltage
Float / Linear (tapered)
 
4- Stand-by Voltage
       
Size:
4.5" x 2.25" x 1.25"
5" x 3.25" x 3"
 
Output Cord:
Black & Red
Black
Black
 
Weight:
11 oz
3 Pounds
2 Pounds
 
Warranty:
Lifetime
2 Years
5 Years
 
Efficiency:
80%
55%
50%
 
Light Indicator:
Orange - Charging
Red Flashing - out-put cables

Red - Charging

 
Green - Charged
not connected properly
Green - Charged
 
Red - Charging
 
Green flashing & Red on -
 
80% charged
 
Green - in storage mode
 
Reverse Polarity Protected:
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Short Circuit Protected:
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Protects against A/C Surge
Yes
No
No
 
Protects against Over Voltage:
Yes
No
No
 
Protects against Over Current:
Yes
No
No
 
Float or Trickle:
True Float
Float
Trickle
 
Operating Compensation:
Minus 20C to Plus 60C
Minus 20C to Plus 50C
 
Chassis:
Plastic - Lightweight - cool
Metal - Heavy - Hot
Plastic
 
Safety:
UL & CSA
UL & CSA
UL & CSA
       
       

Our Tool & Equipment Product Manager has been selling battery chargers in the Automotive Aftermarket for over thirty years. He enthusiastically tells everyone that our new Battery Sentinel Chargers are “Absolutely the best battery charger I’ve ever tried and tested in all my years of product evaluation!”
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