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Posted by 70stang351w (Member # 9948) on :
 
Anyone own or use one of these? Worth buying? I've got 2 dead Optimas (blue and Red Tops) was able to get the blue to work for awhile but doesn't really hold a charge. red is only 2yrs old and if i don't drive the car 2 or 3 times aweek it goes dead.

http://www.optimabatteries.com/us/en/shop/charger/digital-400?gclid=CO7v_fCXsrkCFap7Qgod9kgAOQ
 

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Posted by 5.0 LsX (Member # 10017) on :
 
any regular battery charger should work if the batterys not fried. they recommend 6a for 12hrs
 

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Posted by cpthowdy (Member # 10055) on :
 
Battery Tender brand are really the best, they keep from overcharging, sort of set and forget. I use them for my cars during winter when they are not driven and work perfectly. I use something made by Schumacher which is 30 dollars at pepboys
 

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Posted by 5.0 LsX (Member # 10017) on :
 
tenders work great, but will not charge a completely dead battery
 

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Posted by 93lx4cyl (Member # 10517) on :
 
Some chargers aren't smart enough to know its a gell batt and kick off seen it happen. When it does you use a fully charged battery in line to charge it back up
 

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