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No More Battery Tender....?

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  1. FerrariFR33458

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    #1 FerrariFR33458, Dec 7, 2019


    Seems like an awesome product. Thoughts?
     
  2. Caphill

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    #2 Caphill, Dec 7, 2019
    This looks ideal to me as well. I appreciate the testing Dan performed before and after installing it.
     
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    #3 BOKE, Dec 7, 2019
    Do a little more research on your own. The video is a sponsored advertisement.

    Antigravity batteries aren't anything new. All they are is a Lithium battery with a low voltage auto turnoff added. Two things that have been around for over a decade.

    I know nothing about the reputation or customer service of the company. YMMV

    Lithium batteries have different charging requirements than conventional car batteries. Depending on what car you put one in, the alternator may not be meant to charge a Lithium battery.
    In modern Ferraris, most cars will need to go through a learning cycle for the ECUs after the battery goes into sleep/save mode.

    Ferrari passes out battery tenders for a reason.
     
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    #4 Solid State, Dec 7, 2019
    Ignored the power up procedures for the idle control ECU which also has further issue with the system if ambiant temer
    Well stated. I didn't see the idle ECU relearn step nor the re-sync after power reboot. Not to mention reboot under cold temps.
     
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    #5 Jasonberkeley, Dec 7, 2019
    Looks like a great product. Curious to see how it performs long term.
     
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    #6 BOKE, Dec 7, 2019
    Do you have a Braille battery in your F12, Ndugu??? ;):D
     
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    #7 Solid State, Dec 7, 2019
    No. Replaced with a generic Varta H8 AGM. Had the car at the dealer this summer and suspect they did not keep on the new tender I kept with the car. Did not get to drive it much this year so hoping for a better next year.


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    #8 BOKE, Dec 7, 2019
    Dear Ndugu,
    I want to thank you for making Dr. Pepper come out of my nose.
    Yours very truly,
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  9. Caphill

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    #9 Caphill, Dec 8, 2019
    The video clearly states that it is sponsored. That said, it still looks like an interesting product to me. Until Dan posted it I had not even heard of batteries with auto shut off. I wouldn’t expect anyone to blindly buy based on a single review, but it may spur others to look at newer battery tech. It did for me.
     

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