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My only issue was with a Motorcycle battery. I think the charger I was
using was trying too hard to desulfate and killed the battery (only 2 years
old). Since then I only plug in the bike for a few days each month. All
the rest I have left plugged in for long periods of time without issue. My
chargers are "smart" but not so smart that they will tell me a battery is
bad. That being said, I have had a few batteries go bad in the past few
years. The last few I have bought for various vehicles only seem to last
about two years. I tried expensive ones and cheap ones, none seem to make
it past 24 months. It may be just that the batteries being sold these days
are junk. The one in my Spitfire is almost 10 years old and still starts
the car every time.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 8:30 AM Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com> wrote:
> My Tr4 hasn't gotten out at all this summer. I put my new battery
> charger on it - It's all electronic vs my old one that just had a 3
> position switch and an analog meter.
>
> This new charger is quite fancy, it will tell you if the battery is
> connected backwards, light a light with a bad battery, etc. Trouble is
> I"m not sure I trust it.
>
> I've had this thing tell me 4 batteries are bad. I havent been driving my
> truck, my wife hasn't been driving her Z4, and my mom's car battery showed
> bad as well....
>
> I think I'm going to buy an old school charger and see what happens. It's
> cheaper than buying one of the four batteries....
>
> Or they just sat so long they died..... Anyone have experience with
> those newer fancy chargers? Any issues or concerns?
>
> Thanks!
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<div dir=3D"ltr">My only issue was with a Motorcycle battery.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I=
think the charger I was using was trying too hard to desulfate and killed =
the battery (only 2 years old).=C2=A0 Since then I only plug in the bike fo=
r a few days each month.=C2=A0 All the rest I have left plugged in for long=
periods of time without issue.=C2=A0 My chargers are "smart" but=
not so smart that they will tell me a battery is bad.=C2=A0 That being sai=
d, I have had a few batteries go bad in the past few years.=C2=A0 The last =
few I have bought for various vehicles only seem to last about two years.=
=C2=A0 I tried expensive ones and cheap ones, none seem to make it past 24 =
months.=C2=A0 It may be just that the batteries being sold these days are j=
unk.=C2=A0 The one in my Spitfire is almost 10 years old and still starts t=
he car every time.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 8:30 AM Chris Simo <<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:ccsimonsen@gmail.com";>ccsimonsen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">My T=
r4 hasn't gotten out at all this summer.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I put my new batte=
ry charger on it -=C2=A0 It's all electronic=C2=A0 vs my old one that j=
ust had a 3 position switch and an analog meter.<div><br></div><div>This ne=
w charger is quite fancy, it will tell you if the battery is connected back=
wards,=C2=A0 light a light with a bad battery, etc.=C2=A0 Trouble is I"=
;m not sure I trust it.</div><div><br></div><div>I've had this thing te=
ll me 4 batteries=C2=A0are bad.=C2=A0 I havent been driving my truck, my wi=
fe hasn't been driving her Z4,=C2=A0 and my mom's car battery showe=
d bad as well....</div><div><br></div><div>I think I'm going to buy an =
old school charger and see what happens.=C2=A0 It's cheaper than buying=
one of the four batteries....</div><div><br></div><div>Or they just sat so=
long they died.....=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Anyone have experience with those n=
ewer fancy chargers?=C2=A0 Any issues or concerns?</div><div><br></div><div=
>Thanks!</div></div>
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