That's funny. I was just telling someone the other day that these days, when you purchase a new just about anything, with a few exceptions (clothing, etc), the instructions are prefaced by multiple pages of warnings, disclaimers, et all, before you actually get the actual information on how to operate, use, whatever, your new product. It's just another manifestation of the litigous nature of society today. I can't help but laugh when I see a tv commercial advertising some new miracle drug, followed by another advertising a legal firm offering to represent you if you've been prescribed said miracle drug and suffered one of the many side effects which were actually presented as a possibility in the previous commercial. Poor Darwin must be exhausted from all the turning over he does in his grave.
~Holland On Mar 21, 2016 09:33, "'Matthew Yip' via MK2-16v" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > ~Holland > On 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. 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