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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I’ve used BatteryMinders for more than a dozen years and have experienced excellent battery life on every battery I’ve kept on them. I own 6 of the small ones and one of the large models.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>My airplane battery is on the large one whenever I’m not flying it. Most aircraft batteries die in 2-3 years, and cost $250-$300. Mine is 9 years old now and still starting the plane just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>My lawn mower battery, lawn tractor battery, the car battery used for a 12V winch, and the battery in Jill’s MG Midget all stay on the little BatteryMinders whenever not in use, and all are at least 7-8 years old now. I use the other two BatteryMinders here and there on other batteries as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Without BatteryMinder protection, our regular car batteries last 2-3 years (Costco batteries - they now sell Interstate). I’ve used Costco’s warrantee many times, and keep buying them because of the warrantee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>A BatteryMinder requires battery voltage over some threshold before it will function. Bought a Vector charger a few years ago and it died – it also required some threshold voltage before it would charge a battery. I have a 1975 Schumacher charger on its third and I hope last set of diodes, used for emergencies – it’ll start a completely dead car with a couple of minutes’ boost charge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I’m convinced that BatteryMinder is the way to go.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Karl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:46 PM, <<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friends, I hope this doesn't turn into a "synthetic or conventional oil" type debate.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What is currently the best trickle charger on the market? I'm tried of ones that break or don't seem to work properly. I currently use Shumakers, but they don't seem to be doing the job. (Maybe I just need a different model of theirs?)</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Price isn't a huge issue, (under $200 a piece I would guess.) But I want something that will work. I use them, all the time, on a forklift, motorcycles, ATV, Generator and a few other items.</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>