Re: [Amc-list] OPTIMA Red

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

May have to break down and buy one of those!
Looks pretty nifty, though pricey...

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Do you use maintainers on any of them?
> 
> This thing here
> 
> http://www.batterystuff.com/battery-chargers/12-volt/gel-cell/BM12v117.html
> 
> I know it's $50 for a little charger, but it is very, very smart, and 
> will desulphate as well. I've talked with the designers (I needed one 
> for gel cell batteries; if you pop the top off this one there's trimpots 
> to tweak the terminal and transition voltages), this is not a toy. It's 
> got a microprocessor that monitors battery state and will keep the 
> battery like new.
> 
> It won't bring up a totally drained battery; it has to be above 10 volts 
> or it won't start up. But you can leave this thing on all the time and 
> it will never harm anything, won't overcharge, etc.
> 
> 
> > Anyone have any ideas or done this email me off list, unless people are 
> interested and consider
> > off season storage off batteries on-topic.
> 
> Eh, it's not exactly "Rambler" but it is directly applicable to old 
> cars, especially those not driven every day.
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