Re: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

My favorite saying is "If ignorance is bliss, most of these people must be ecstatic" If you want a good laugh, read the Seat Belt section of any new car owner's manual.  That section alone dwarfs the rest of the manual in it's thoroughness and complexity.  I never realized that the simple act

Re: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

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

Re: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

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

Re: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

I've used Battery Tenders on my motorcycle and track car for years. They work great. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Holland Phillips > wrote: > > That's the whole marketing approach used by Battery Tender. They claim you > connect one of

RE: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

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

RE: [mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

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

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

[mk2-16v] Battery Tender Longevity?

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