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Funny you should mention this.
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I have a battery charger that I bought from Kmart (remember them) around =
1978. All steel construction with an analog gage in front. It still =
works great.
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I purchased a modern charger about 10 years ago and it lasted only a few =
years.
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If you have a light timer, you can plug the charger into the timer and =
let it charge only an hour or so a day. Old tech + old tech beats new =
tech!
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From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Chris Simo
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 8:27 AM
To: list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] Battery troubles
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My Tr4 hasn't gotten out at all this summer. I put my new battery =
charger on it - It's all electronic vs my old one that just had a 3 =
position switch and an analog meter.
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This new charger is quite fancy, it will tell you if the battery is =
connected backwards, light a light with a bad battery, etc. Trouble is =
I"m not sure I trust it.
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I've had this thing tell me 4 batteries are bad. I havent been driving =
my truck, my wife hasn't been driving her Z4, and my mom's car battery =
showed bad as well....
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I think I'm going to buy an old school charger and see what happens. =
It's cheaper than buying one of the four batteries....
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Or they just sat so long they died..... Anyone have experience with =
those newer fancy chargers? Any issues or concerns?
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Thanks!
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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Funny you should mention =
this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I have a battery charger that I bought from Kmart =
(remember them) around 1978.=C2=A0 All steel construction with an analog =
gage in front.=C2=A0 It still works great.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I purchased =
a modern charger about 10 years ago and it lasted only a few =
years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>If you have a light timer, you can plug the charger =
into the timer and let it charge only an hour or so a day.=C2=A0 Old =
tech + old tech beats new tech!<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs =
<triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris =
Simo<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 15, 2020 8:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] =
Battery troubles<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>My Tr4 =
hasn't gotten out at all this summer. I put my new battery =
charger on it - It's all electronic vs my old one that just =
had a 3 position switch and an analog meter.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>This new charger is quite fancy, it will tell you if =
the battery is connected backwards, light a light with a bad =
battery, etc. Trouble is I"m not sure I trust =
it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I've had this thing tell me 4 batteries are =
bad. I havent been driving my truck, my wife hasn't been driving =
her Z4, and my mom's car battery showed bad as =
well....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
think I'm going to buy an old school charger and see what happens. =
It's cheaper than buying one of the four =
batteries....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Or they just sat so long they died..... =
Anyone have experience with those newer fancy chargers? Any =
issues or concerns?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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