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TecMate Optimate 4 Battery Charger Review

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Duken4evr · 07-22-2010, 05:34 PM

My 81 year old mother rarely drives her Buick and it's battery kept dying. Got her a new battery and one of these, problem solved. Really. I am not kidding

Anyway, this is a very well made unit and seems to be the best out there. I have had Battery Tenders on my bikes for years. The '02 DRZ400 is my science experiment as it is still on it's OEM battery. Almost 9 years later and it still cranks just fine. How long can it go...

seruzawa · 07-23-2010, 06:05 AM

While you can desulphate batteries the fact that the battery was sulphated means that lead is lost from the plates. So the battery's capacity will be diminished. In modern EFI systems the condition of that battery is highly critical. I'd buy a new battery rather than rejuvenate an old one and just get stranded again.

For carbed bikes rejuvenating a battery might be effective. Best is to use a tender in the first place.

07-19-2010, 12:36 PM	#1
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07-23-2010, 06:05 AM	#3
seruzawa The Toad Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 17,395	While you can desulphate batteries the fact that the battery was sulphated means that lead is lost from the plates. So the battery's capacity will be diminished. In modern EFI systems the condition of that battery is highly critical. I'd buy a new battery rather than rejuvenate an old one and just get stranded again. For carbed bikes rejuvenating a battery might be effective. Best is to use a tender in the first place. __________________ http://www.badmovies.org/movies/deadalive/ I kick @ss for the Lord! Last edited by seruzawa : 07-23-2010 at 06:09 AM.

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07-22-2010, 05:34 PM	#2
Duken4evr Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 705	My 81 year old mother rarely drives her Buick and it's battery kept dying. Got her a new battery and one of these, problem solved. Really. I am not kidding Anyway, this is a very well made unit and seems to be the best out there. I have had Battery Tenders on my bikes for years. The '02 DRZ400 is my science experiment as it is still on it's OEM battery. Almost 9 years later and it still cranks just fine. How long can it go...