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Old 01-23-2019, 05:13 PM   #21
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Tried to jump it and couldn't even turn it over. My dad has a charger so I will borrow that but a bit worried it is not just the battery.

Edit: Battery is basically new, replaced a year ago
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Old 01-23-2019, 06:18 PM   #22
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Tried to jump it and couldn't even turn it over. My dad has a charger so I will borrow that but a bit worried it is not just the battery.

Edit: Battery is basically new, replaced a year ago
If you let it sit long enough, the vampire drain can kill even a pretty new battery dead.

I'd try charging it, but before I did anything beyond that I'd buy a new battery and throw it in. Actually, I might just do that anyway; if it is the battery and it's dead, you'll probably get some sort of pro-rated refund on it (or even get it for free if it's new enough). If it's not the battery you can always take it back.
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Old 01-23-2019, 09:37 PM   #23
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If you let it sit long enough, the vampire drain can kill even a pretty new battery dead.

I'd try charging it, but before I did anything beyond that I'd buy a new battery and throw it in. Actually, I might just do that anyway; if it is the battery and it's dead, you'll probably get some sort of pro-rated refund on it (or even get it for free if it's new enough). If it's not the battery you can always take it back.
Thanks , my dad had a battery charger that I borrowed. I got the battery from AAA so if does not work will bug them.
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Old 01-24-2019, 06:16 PM   #24
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car fired right up once I charged the battery. Have the tender on the battery but will keep a eye on it since a bit worried I killed it.
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Old 01-27-2019, 11:53 AM   #25
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Yeah, you should probably just invest in a charger (or one of those jump packs). The tenders are an order of magnitude less powerful than the chargers (15 amp v. 1.25 or so).


I have four tenders. Two massive chargers.

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