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 Message 1341 
 TOM WALKER to ROY WITT 
 Battery replacement time 
 01 Oct 12 07:19:00 
 
RW> MH> So far, the trickle charger I am using on the HD has kept it in great
RW> MH> shape. I believe the batter is around 6 years old right now.  Lasts
RW> MH> longer than any car battery I have ever had.

RW>OTH, the HD battery in my XL has died from being on a trickle charger.
RW>According to the local HD dealer, HD gell cells aren't meant to be on a
RW>trickle charger? Dunno why not, since my Optima (gell cell) was always on
RW>a trickle charger and it lived a very long time that way.

The SLA batteries as well as the AGM batteries have different charging
and float requirements and it is best to use a charger specificly
designed for them, particualrly for flaoting a battery for very long
times.
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