Good point, I have been testing the batteries without the charger which is why I suspect it is not charging (it is also not going to a green light like it used to, stays either red or flashing red/green).
I’ll test the voltage with the charger connected and see what it registers when I am back from a business trip. And thanks for the heads up on the Optima charger, do not have AGM batteries right now – except for the dead red-top from the 16V from many years ago that I am sure can’t be revived anymore. Thanks. -Larry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Holland Phillips Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 11:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity? You can easily test the charger. Just use a volt meter, and while the charger is plugged in, and connected to a battery, you should see at least 13.8 volts or so. If you're not reading above 13volts, it's probably not working. The Optima charger is a nice piece, but only if you're running AGM type batteries. It will work on standard lead acid batteries, but you're spending a lot of money for the AGM charging ability if you don't need it. ~Holland On Mar 21, 2016 08:00, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: My battery tender Jr. does not seem to be charging the batteries I am trying to use it on anymore. Do these things die after a while? I assume there is no hard in having them connected to a battery all the time? I try to swap between the Mk2 and the E30 but now it seems like it is not charging either battery. Might have to step up to a better one. Is this $200 fancy Optima one worth the extra money in anyone’s opinion? http://www.amazon.com/Optima-Digital-Performance-Battery-Maintainer/dp/B009M3PQFA Dying batteries is what led to the world of pain I am still in on my 16V. The battery would not stay charged and I was forced to park it away from an outlet (because NYC!) so it ended up sitting longer than it should have which caused the ethanol heavy gas to muck everything up… now I fear uncharged batteries. Larry 91 GTI 16V -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/753c16362e4149ed9bb1948698cc1818%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/753c16362e4149ed9bb1948698cc1818%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnGeBHfxwb50gDOk_9BWh1gMfTd0xpsNcn0J%3D7tG7y23Q%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnGeBHfxwb50gDOk_9BWh1gMfTd0xpsNcn0J%3D7tG7y23Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/a816e93527464c23988e5079346c62a3%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
