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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Funny you should mention this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I purchased a modern charger about 10 years ago and it lasted only a few years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>