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Yes, it's a thread about Blackstone, but for more in-depth and telling analysis I prefer using Oil Analyzers. It's the same lab that Amsoil uses if you send your samples to them.

Ouch!. Two wrongs making a right, somehow??

Hey, on the positive side, I'd rather have an HF charger in the garage than an EV. At least the HF fire will be easier to put out.

2nd, the voltage is only part of the equation. An important part, but still. Took these photos today to show how some chargers/maintainers apply voltage and amperage. They range from basic (a $180 NAPA charger, but with 12/24 V capabilities) to a really nice PulseTech. Yes, it doesn't require...

Speaking of, I want a '25 Hellcat. More or less identical to my '18, but with less tech and nannies.

He and our governor should get married. They're about equally delusional.

Sounds like you think that the good maintainers and desulfation is something new. They're not. I was using them when Harbor Freight was a single unorganized store full of mostly complete crap, located somewhat close to where I lived in CA. Good intelligent maintainers have become better and...

That's the difference between the real thing and cheap ones. A good maintainer can be left on indefinitely and will charge (maintain) as needed. No more, no less. It doesn't matter if it's capable of putting out 0.5 Amps or 5. My '17 Ram 3500 can sit for up to six months at a time and has a...

I have almost 15 years on the OE battery in my tractor, and 11 years on the OE battery in the small one.What I don't have is the balls to leave anything HF plugged in without me being there. Okay, in all fairness, the battery in the M6040 has had a Canadus desulfator on it since early on, but...

Tempting. How much is the pay?

I use quite a bit of Liquid Electrical Tape.

On the positive side (no pun intended) that's the perfect opportunity to get rid of those damn connectors. I'd rather deal with rodents than those dumb things.

I could. If things were upside down I'd know it's not Europe.

Easy there, big guy. So was I.

Wouldn't hurt to have a large one outside the car, too, in case you're not in it when the lithium battery decides to go up in (hard to extinguish) flames.

Do they give customers a free fire extinguisher, too?

There are surprisingly affordable ones out there. The proven BatteryMINDer, for example, is on sale for just over $20 every now and then. Even at full price ($40 something) they're a bargain compared to buying new batteries more often.

You mentioned Battery Tenders, but do they have desulfation?

Mine's at six years...but I also use a maintainer with desulfation, which might help. If it dies soon it'll be one of my shortest life batteries, and I care for almost 60 of the damn things.

Good luck, David!