01 Oct 12 07:19, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW> MH>> So far, the trickle charger I am using on the HD has kept it in   
    RW> MH>> great shape. I believe the batter is around 6 years old right   
    RW> MH>> now. Lasts longer than any car battery I have ever had.   
      
    RW>> OTH, the HD battery in my XL has died from being on a trickle   
    RW>> charger. According to the local HD dealer, HD gell cells aren't   
    RW>> meant to be on a trickle charger? Dunno why not, since my Optima   
    RW>> (gell cell) was always on a trickle charger and it lived a very long   
    RW>> time that way.   
      
    TW> The SLA batteries as well as the AGM batteries have different   
    TW> charging and float requirements and it is best to use a charger   
    TW> specificly designed for them, particualrly for flaoting a battery for   
    TW> very long times.   
      
   Speaking of, batterymart.com has an AGM battery and a charger suited to   
   float it, for less than the price of an Optima battery. Mega Crank 55Ah   
   with 750CCA for $136.95 and the charger for $49.95...that's a deep cycle   
   battery too.   
      
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