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I use an Optima yellow top (deep cycle) and
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not4resaleZ
on August 08, 2021 at 9:10 PM
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What are your battery upkeep methods if not driven often?>>
posted by ZUL8TR
on August 08, 2021 at 03:37 AM
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Put it on the charger once in awhile. This latest yellow top has been really good about coming back from the dead.
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What are your battery upkeep methods if not driven often?>>
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ZUL8TR
03:37:02 08/08/21
No, battery tender. I pull the (-) during winter. No probl (n/m)
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black300zx
06:10:08 08/08/21
= dead battery = then fully re-charge & repeat. (n/m)
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Mike@ZSpeed
18:57:20 08/08/21
lol, false
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vorpalZed
22:44:46 08/08/21
[like] (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
00:14:27 08/09/21
MN winter. Average -35 —> -65 temps for 2 months in a row (n/m)
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Mike@ZSpeed
15:45:59 08/09/21
Correction: up to 2 months
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Mike@ZSpeed
15:53:22 08/09/21
Correction: up to 2 months
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Mike@ZSpeed
16:26:54 08/09/21
Lol. We often get -40 (before you factor in windchill) up
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MixManMash
19:50:15 08/09/21
Sure if you're storing the car outside.
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MixManMash
19:45:06 08/09/21
Same here, I've lost too many batteries by leaving
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itsa300zx
13:38:23 08/10/21
Climate of course impacts what the best approach is
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black300zx
06:43:01 08/11/21
Battery disconect switch (n/m)
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Good2Zya2.0
07:37:56 08/08/21
Tenders are cheap and reliable. Just leave battery
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ConVerTT
10:07:55 08/08/21
This. (n/m)
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MixManMash
11:41:55 08/08/21
This (n/m)
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Mike@ZSpeed
15:49:55 08/08/21
This is what I do when I leave the country for months (n/m)
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robo (sebring1970)
01:29:20 08/21/21
Schumacher 1.5A maintainer
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Roadster94
12:11:30 08/08/21
Pull the neg. No Tender
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vorpalZed
12:21:12 08/08/21
Constant use of tender is controversial
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ZXoltan
13:13:08 08/08/21
Meh - mine are on tenders pretty much 350 days / years
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ConVerTT
17:31:10 08/08/21
The modern tenders are microprocessor based and shut off and
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MixManMash
17:44:43 08/08/21
Agreed. My “go to” is the NOCO Genius 2…it’s pretty smart (n/m)
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ConVerTT
18:19:54 08/08/21
Yours failed this winter with your Silver Zed in my garage
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vorpalZed
22:47:53 08/08/21
And I figured out why. The connection between the leads and
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MixManMash
07:07:46 08/09/21
aha! you didn't tell me that! (n/m)
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vorpalZed
10:06:21 08/09/21
Meh, small thing. And that battery didn't owe me anything.
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MixManMash
11:03:36 08/09/21
I use DieHard 71219 with plug in adapter.
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SpeedyZ32tt
13:35:16 08/08/21
Thanks for the responses. A question on the (-) cable pull>>
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ZUL8TR
14:26:35 08/08/21
I use those disconnects with the green wheel on my Vette
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ZXoltan
14:41:50 08/08/21
I've been using the (-) cable pull technique for years.
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240Z FeO2
15:50:42 08/08/21
I guess it depends on how long your driving season is and
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black300zx
19:04:35 08/08/21
6 months over a Canadian winter with -35 lows
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vorpalZed
22:54:44 08/08/21
My Optima Red Top didn't survive, but I guess a 9 year
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Inzane
12:57:14 08/09/21
Re: Thanks for the responses. A question on the (-) cable pull>>
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BenWP
19:52:49 08/08/21
Battery tender
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Mike@ZSpeed
15:52:48 08/08/21
Huffing paint keeps me going. The tender keeps the car in
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ShakaShaun(Denver)
16:59:32 08/08/21
I use an Optima yellow top (deep cycle) and -
not4resaleZ
21:10:13 08/08/21
Coincidentally, it was dead as a doornail last night. I
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not4resaleZ
15:36:22 08/14/21
One of my cars comes with a battery tender from the factory. (n/m)
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MezgerTT
08:31:55 08/09/21
My Audi should have - grrrr :-) (n/m)
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ConVerTT
11:56:32 08/09/21
I've been using a battery tender for the last 3 years, no
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Inzane
12:52:07 08/09/21
Battery tenders on both of my Z's and on my bike.. (n/m)
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Musashi Sword
14:19:24 08/09/21
Battery Tender, when parked,
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SilverZXTT(CO)
18:30:32 08/09/21
Well I coulda brought some jumper cables with me! lol (n/m)
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Musashi Sword
07:29:04 08/10/21
Ctek battery tender/maintainer
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StramanVerTT(GA)
11:18:23 08/10/21
Noco Genius2X4 <-- INCREDIBLE <--
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ni[x]it
15:56:24 08/11/21
Agreed- had the same experience (n/m)
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ConVerTT
17:57:58 08/11/21
What is different about the "genius" than other tenders?
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ZXoltan
11:44:38 08/13/21
It's been my experience that batteries on tenders
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ni[x]it
08:28:43 08/14/21
my experience as well
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vorpalZed
09:10:54 08/14/21
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