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    <p>In my experience--sample of one--if a BM can't revive it it's
      toast.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/22/2017 7:29 PM, john niolon
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                  #efefef">I've got a 12 volt 750 cca Exide battery,
                  probably 4-5 years old and seldom used   It is
                  permanently mounted on my car hauler trailer... runs
                  the winch. I have a 1 amp (I think) solar panel
                  keeping it topped off and occasionally I switch it to
                  the breakaway battery. Probably been 6-8 months since
                  I've used it and when I did.. it died rather
                  quickly... charging would bring it back... but again
                  sagged quickly. The cells were a little low on water
                  but not below the plates... topped them off and put it
                  on a batteryminder maintenance charger...<span
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                  initial">I can get it up to 14 volts... but when I put
                  it under load it drops to about 4 it's been on this
                  charger for days<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br
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                  initial">diagnosis ??? salvageable ???<span
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