Optima's charger reminds me of the Pepsi commercial that translated poorly into
Chinese. Instead of "It brings good things to life", it translated as "It
brings back your dead ancestors"...
As for the new-style battery covers, I've opened them as well but only under
severe duress because the batteries are now imprinted with all sorts of
warnings that removing those caps could cause death. Apparently we are a
society that is intent on thwarting Darwinism...
On Monday, March 21, 2016 12:21 PM, Holland Phillips
<[email protected]> wrote:
That's one of the claims that Optima makes for their charger, that it can
bring back presumed dead AGM batteries when other chargers can't. If you have a
local retailer who stocks the Optima charger, you could try bringing your dead
Red Top in and ask them to try and restore it.On Mar 21, 2016 08:45, Larry
Velez <[email protected]> wrote:
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.~HollandOn Mar
21, 2016 08:00, "Larry Velez" <[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.
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