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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by scycle2020, Feb 18, 2005.

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  1. scycle2020

    scycle2020 F1 Rookie

    Jan 26, 2004
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    #1 scycle2020, Feb 18, 2005
    well, it finally happened...10 days of bad weather the red head died..any tricks or dos and donts for jump starting or trickle charging the battery?
     
  2. tbakowsky

    tbakowsky Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Sep 18, 2002
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    Tom
    #2 tbakowsky, Feb 18, 2005
    DON"T JUMP START IT!!! You may fry the dash board!!. I would remove the battery and chagre it with a good quality battery charger. Most of these have a built in trickel charger that kicks in once that battery has reached a full state of charge. The trickel just keeps it topped up. But before reinstalling..get the battery load tested at your local parts store. They should have the machine to do it for you and at no charge.
     
  3. Dry Fly

    Dry Fly Rookie

    Feb 3, 2005
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    #3 Dry Fly, Feb 21, 2005
    If the dead battery is not caused by some electrical problem, rather by lack of use, you might want to have a look at a "Battery Tender" (brand name). These are NOT intended to bring dead batterys around. They are intended for battery (charge) maintenance over long term storage. That's different than a trickle charger. I'm storing a 360 & SUV in Tahoe for 6 mos. at a time and the tender does a fine job. Check them out on the web. I have the "Tender +" model at ~$50. There are other brands; I've heard some horror stories about others (fires) but mine are A-OK. Comes w/ a pigtail wire that you can permanently attach to the battery so it's just a matter of plugging it in.
     

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