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I think your best bet is a tender (I=E2=80=99ve had good results with Batter=
yMinder). The BM claims it can resurrect some dead batteries with pulses to b=
reak up sulfation; I=E2=80=99d say you have. 50-50 chance. If it does come b=
ack to life leave the tender on; starting a car and running at idle just to t=
op up the battery is bad for the engine.
Bob
> On Jun 10, 2020, at 8:05 AM, stan <stanb@panix.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF friend of mine left her vehicle at her house for several months,=
while she
> was away on the west coast. A new battery had been installed in this
> vehicle about month before she left. She asked a family member to start
> the car once a weak to keep the battery charged. As you can imagine this
> did not get done. I went by the other day, and the battery is totally dead=
,
> no lights, or gauges come one when the ignition switch is turned on. I did=
> not have a voltmeter with me when I was there.
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> I would hate to have to buy yet another new battery for this car.=20
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> What is the list's collective wisdom relative to rescuing this battery/
> Should I put a battery tender on it/ Should I just hook up charger, and
> hope? ...
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> neither liberty nor safety."
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">I think your best bet is a=
tender (I=E2=80=99ve had good results with BatteryMinder). The BM claims it=
can resurrect <i>some </i>dead batteries with pulses to break up sulfation;=
I=E2=80=99d say you have. 50-50 chance. If it does come back to life leave t=
he tender on; starting a car and running at idle just to top up the battery i=
s bad for the engine.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 10, 2020, at 8:05 A=
M, stan <stanb@panix.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span> friend of mine left her vehi=
cle at her house for several months, while she</span><br><span> was away on t=
he west coast. A new battery had been installed in this</span><br><span> veh=
icle about month before she left. She asked a family member to start</span><=
br><span> the car once a weak to keep the battery charged. As you can imagin=
e this</span><br><span> did not get done. I went by the other day, and the b=
attery is totally dead,</span><br><span> no lights, or gauges come one when t=
he ignition switch is turned on. I did</span><br><span> not have a voltmeter=
with me when I was there.</span><br><span></span><br><span> I would hate to=
have to buy yet another new battery for this car. </span><br><span></span><=
br><span> What is the list's collective wisdom relative to rescuing this bat=
tery/</span><br><span> Should I put a battery tender on it/ Should I just ho=
ok up charger, and</span><br><span> hope? ...</span><br><span></span><=
br><span>-- </span><br><span>"They that would give up essential liberty for t=
emporary safety deserve</span><br><span>neither liberty nor safety."</span><=
br><span> &nb=
sp; -- Benjamin Franklin</span><br><span>______________________=
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