Put A Charger In A Charger To Keep It Charged
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Date: 2025-07-20
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eric_seguin
Mrs O. and Luna. Great video. Worked at Walmart. Got caught by a woman in the parking lot. Said she had a dead battery. She had already bought a new one. I was store maintenance. Did not work in TLE. I opened her hood and shook my head. Went and got my truck. Cleaned her nasty cables. Rehooked old battery. Nothing. Walked around to the drivers window. Looked in, Lady, it's got to be in park to start. She put it in park, cranked right up. I don't need a battery That started the whole rigamaroll with helping her get a refund for the new battery. Lady tried to pay me for my time. I was on the clock. But your tools, lady, I've had that battery scrubber for 5 yrs. You only turn them clockwise and they last forever. PEOPLE, get a good mechanic and stick with them. A good mechanic and that lady would have called him. He would definitely have asked, is the car in park. You have to take your car for a checkup once in a while. Computers are not end all. A mechanic can't help you over the phone if he doesn't know you or the car. Walmart fired me for deserting my job after hurting my back at home. I loved my job because I like helping people. MANAGEMENT SUCKS AT WALMART.
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Mrs O. and Luna. Great video. Worked at Walmart. Got caught by a woman in the parking lot. Said she had a dead battery. She had already bought a new one. I was store maintenance. Did not work in TLE. I opened her hood and shook my head. Went and got my truck. Cleaned her nasty cables. Rehooked old battery. Nothing. Walked around to the drivers window. Looked in, Lady, it's got to be in park to start. She put it in park, cranked right up. I don't need a battery That started the whole rigamaroll with helping her get a refund for the new battery. Lady tried to pay me for my time. I was on the clock. But your tools, lady, I've had that battery scrubber for 5 yrs. You only turn them clockwise and they last forever. PEOPLE, get a good mechanic and stick with them. A good mechanic and that lady would have called him. He would definitely have asked, is the car in park. You have to take your car for a checkup once in a while. Computers are not end all. A mechanic can't help you over the phone if he doesn't know you or the car. Walmart fired me for deserting my job after hurting my back at home. I loved my job because I like helping people. MANAGEMENT SUCKS AT WALMART.
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markwallace1727
My car often sits for weeks at a time, which isn't usually enough to drain to the point of not starting (I believe that's 6 weeks. I often go sit in the car for a ciggie, so partially wake it up a bit which doesn't help. But when the original battery died after 4 years I decided to replace it with an Optima deep cycle. Then bought a CTEK MXS5. 0 charger/maintainer and installed a quick connect under the bonnet/hood (batt is in the boot/trunk. Never had to worry there's not enough juice in it, didn't have to pull out the jumpstart pack, and best of all that battery lasted over 10 years. I prefer not mounting the charger to the vehicle, as I still have a charger I can use elsewhere (and isn't subjected to under bonnet life) and the quick connect is just the same effort as plugging in the charger. Either way, absolutely worth the investment, especially for low use vehicles whatever brand you choose.
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My car often sits for weeks at a time, which isn't usually enough to drain to the point of not starting (I believe that's 6 weeks. I often go sit in the car for a ciggie, so partially wake it up a bit which doesn't help. But when the original battery died after 4 years I decided to replace it with an Optima deep cycle. Then bought a CTEK MXS5. 0 charger/maintainer and installed a quick connect under the bonnet/hood (batt is in the boot/trunk. Never had to worry there's not enough juice in it, didn't have to pull out the jumpstart pack, and best of all that battery lasted over 10 years. I prefer not mounting the charger to the vehicle, as I still have a charger I can use elsewhere (and isn't subjected to under bonnet life) and the quick connect is just the same effort as plugging in the charger. Either way, absolutely worth the investment, especially for low use vehicles whatever brand you choose.
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scottnusser6232
I had a good customer some years ago, came in for oil change. I would always set him up in a chair in the other bay so we could bs while I worked on his car. He left one day after his oil change and his wife called about an hour later looking for him. Well he had gotten on the Garden State parkway, head north and the state police found him crossing the NY state border. Sadly he passed about a month later I knew he was getten there, repeatin himself and such, but he loved comin to my shop, nice man, I miss him. His wife kept comin to my shop and then she also passed Been to alot of customer funerals over 40 yrs. When my own wife passed alot of customers and other local mechanics showed up. It meant alot to me. Life is all about relationships
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I had a good customer some years ago, came in for oil change. I would always set him up in a chair in the other bay so we could bs while I worked on his car. He left one day after his oil change and his wife called about an hour later looking for him. Well he had gotten on the Garden State parkway, head north and the state police found him crossing the NY state border. Sadly he passed about a month later I knew he was getten there, repeatin himself and such, but he loved comin to my shop, nice man, I miss him. His wife kept comin to my shop and then she also passed Been to alot of customer funerals over 40 yrs. When my own wife passed alot of customers and other local mechanics showed up. It meant alot to me. Life is all about relationships
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SatanSoldier
I use a Battery Tender brand unit. There is an SAE quick connector between the main unit and the end with the ring terminals. Those I connect to the battery and I have the connector dangle from the grill so I can hook/unhook it without bothering with the hood. The unit itself stays dry and unsalted, mounted on the wall in the garage. I can't plug in just anywhere, but I can't think of a scenario where I would need to take my car elsewhere and leave it long enough to drain the battery. I got an extension for its cable that lets me reach most of the driveway and an alligator clamps end so I can hook it to any other vehicles if I need to without having to deal with the ring terminals.
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I use a Battery Tender brand unit. There is an SAE quick connector between the main unit and the end with the ring terminals. Those I connect to the battery and I have the connector dangle from the grill so I can hook/unhook it without bothering with the hood. The unit itself stays dry and unsalted, mounted on the wall in the garage. I can't plug in just anywhere, but I can't think of a scenario where I would need to take my car elsewhere and leave it long enough to drain the battery. I got an extension for its cable that lets me reach most of the driveway and an alligator clamps end so I can hook it to any other vehicles if I need to without having to deal with the ring terminals.
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johnstine9001
The way you installed the battery tender is much better than how I did it. I got all fancy and mounted the plug solid under the bumper. My neighbor literally put 1200 miles on their Honda fit in five years. The guys brother-in-law came over to borrow the car didn’t realize it was plugged in backed up tore all the wiring off the wall blew the breaker in the house ripped the cord basically out of the vehicle so now when I install them, especially at the honda garage I work at I do just like you and put the plug under the hood that way it’s on the customer overly complicated isn’t necessarily the best way to keep it simple.
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The way you installed the battery tender is much better than how I did it. I got all fancy and mounted the plug solid under the bumper. My neighbor literally put 1200 miles on their Honda fit in five years. The guys brother-in-law came over to borrow the car didn’t realize it was plugged in backed up tore all the wiring off the wall blew the breaker in the house ripped the cord basically out of the vehicle so now when I install them, especially at the honda garage I work at I do just like you and put the plug under the hood that way it’s on the customer overly complicated isn’t necessarily the best way to keep it simple.
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scotts4125
I'm an automotive locksmith in Florida. We get the opposite season call with snowbirds for the dead batteries and they can't unlock their car. We also have had a handful of calls for lost keys for people who shouldn't be driving. The family members or caretakers took the keys away. 95% of time it's a woman that calls for lost keys. The family finds out and calls us or the aid on scene shakes their head no in the background not to make keys. We tell the customer in those cases we don't have the key for that car on hand. WE had that called us every week for a month. We kept telling her we ordered it but it hadn't shipped yet.
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I'm an automotive locksmith in Florida. We get the opposite season call with snowbirds for the dead batteries and they can't unlock their car. We also have had a handful of calls for lost keys for people who shouldn't be driving. The family members or caretakers took the keys away. 95% of time it's a woman that calls for lost keys. The family finds out and calls us or the aid on scene shakes their head no in the background not to make keys. We tell the customer in those cases we don't have the key for that car on hand. WE had that called us every week for a month. We kept telling her we ordered it but it hadn't shipped yet.
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aussiebloke609
Dementia is the absolute worst - for everyone, often including the person with it. My grandmother had Alzheimer's, and she had periods of lucidity in between times with no memory of anything much since she was 20. And when she was lucid, she remembered that she had recently forgotten her kids, or that she had even been married. And it ate her up, no matter how many times she was told it wasn't her fault. If she was forgetful all the time, it probably wouldn't matter as much - but sometimes, she would later remember what she'd forgotten. And it's a terrible thing.
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Dementia is the absolute worst - for everyone, often including the person with it. My grandmother had Alzheimer's, and she had periods of lucidity in between times with no memory of anything much since she was 20. And when she was lucid, she remembered that she had recently forgotten her kids, or that she had even been married. And it ate her up, no matter how many times she was told it wasn't her fault. If she was forgetful all the time, it probably wouldn't matter as much - but sometimes, she would later remember what she'd forgotten. And it's a terrible thing.
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bassiclymike
Recently turned 60, not feeling the mechanic mojo so much anymore. Used to do all sorts of stuff with my cars. Now I buy parts and stare at them for a few months until I finally get around to working on stuff. Motivation and inspiration are waning. But getting stuff done is still satisfying, once I eventually get to it. As Jimbo said, no one here gets out alive. Just trying to prolong the visit at this point.
Keep fighting the good fight Mr. Eric O. And tell Mrs. O the long hair is looking pretty sweet. You a lucky man.
Peace out.
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Recently turned 60, not feeling the mechanic mojo so much anymore. Used to do all sorts of stuff with my cars. Now I buy parts and stare at them for a few months until I finally get around to working on stuff. Motivation and inspiration are waning. But getting stuff done is still satisfying, once I eventually get to it. As Jimbo said, no one here gets out alive. Just trying to prolong the visit at this point.
Keep fighting the good fight Mr. Eric O. And tell Mrs. O the long hair is looking pretty sweet. You a lucky man.
Peace out.
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davide. s. 9880
I used the Battery Tender brand. I had a little connecter hanging out over my headlight. Then the other end of the plug hanging off the corner of the garage. Then I plugged it into a over head light socket ( with a adaptor ) that was switched inside the house. That way I could turn it off before I unplugged it without opening the garage door. But I used the Battery Tender to keep the battery moving / warmed up so it wouldn't freeze over night during the winter.
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I used the Battery Tender brand. I had a little connecter hanging out over my headlight. Then the other end of the plug hanging off the corner of the garage. Then I plugged it into a over head light socket ( with a adaptor ) that was switched inside the house. That way I could turn it off before I unplugged it without opening the garage door. But I used the Battery Tender to keep the battery moving / warmed up so it wouldn't freeze over night during the winter.
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DigitalIP
I have the NOCO 2A with me at all times, i have a 150W Craftsman 20V DC-AC inverter that i use to power secondary lighting, so if my tahoe's battery ever has issues i can use the NOCO to charge it. I prefer to do it that way instead of using rechargeable battery chargers/maintainers. Cheap UPS's are also a good portable option for such things like chargers and tire pumps, good way to use such things without having to buy the battery operated versions.
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I have the NOCO 2A with me at all times, i have a 150W Craftsman 20V DC-AC inverter that i use to power secondary lighting, so if my tahoe's battery ever has issues i can use the NOCO to charge it. I prefer to do it that way instead of using rechargeable battery chargers/maintainers. Cheap UPS's are also a good portable option for such things like chargers and tire pumps, good way to use such things without having to buy the battery operated versions.
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kevinwillard7450
Noco makes great stuff. I have the GB150 jump pack and I've started everything from cars and trucks to Freightliner semi trucks with it. (There is a trick though if the battery or batteries are completely dead. Turn it on, then push the button that you would push to jump start and hold it until you hear it click BEFORE making connections, and it will bypass the self protection mode and allow you to jump something that's completely dead)
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Noco makes great stuff. I have the GB150 jump pack and I've started everything from cars and trucks to Freightliner semi trucks with it. (There is a trick though if the battery or batteries are completely dead. Turn it on, then push the button that you would push to jump start and hold it until you hear it click BEFORE making connections, and it will bypass the self protection mode and allow you to jump something that's completely dead)
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goptools
I've removed a few of those remote starters. You get done patching 30 some odd wires and pray that you turn the key and it still starts. The best ones are where the vampire taps have broken through the factory wire and now something important doesn't work. The last one I did the customer said Hey, the tach is working again. That hasn't worked in 5 years. I don't know why people buy them. I guess they don't understand the potential damage.
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I've removed a few of those remote starters. You get done patching 30 some odd wires and pray that you turn the key and it still starts. The best ones are where the vampire taps have broken through the factory wire and now something important doesn't work. The last one I did the customer said Hey, the tach is working again. That hasn't worked in 5 years. I don't know why people buy them. I guess they don't understand the potential damage.
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autorepair
Your exactly right, doesnt matter what you do, or dont do, your not getting out of here alive. Absolutely nothing anyone can do about it, just let the flow go and keep on smiling, on you tube a video that has a picture of roses, a song by the mother maybelle carter (give me roses while I live) pretty good advice in that song to avoid regret later, they use to eing that at funerals when I was a kid, many moons ago.
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Your exactly right, doesnt matter what you do, or dont do, your not getting out of here alive. Absolutely nothing anyone can do about it, just let the flow go and keep on smiling, on you tube a video that has a picture of roses, a song by the mother maybelle carter (give me roses while I live) pretty good advice in that song to avoid regret later, they use to eing that at funerals when I was a kid, many moons ago.
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seamasrigh2162
I've needed a maintainer for a while now. I have 3 cars and a truck and my wife had to stop driving due to MS. I rotate them but a little helper would be handy. These are $39 at the provider of all things I'm also glad I don't go to car shows I'd be so far behind in points I'd never catch up. Thanks for the not sponsored tip. And I thought I was the only one who Fluid Films battery terminals.
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I've needed a maintainer for a while now. I have 3 cars and a truck and my wife had to stop driving due to MS. I rotate them but a little helper would be handy. These are $39 at the provider of all things I'm also glad I don't go to car shows I'd be so far behind in points I'd never catch up. Thanks for the not sponsored tip. And I thought I was the only one who Fluid Films battery terminals.
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MarioSaccoccio
My wife (3rd) and I will be married 3 years this August. She suffered a stroke the 1st night of our honeymoon in Newport RI! No physical effects, just some short term memory loss. Funny thing, she remembers every time I was short with her. Probably because her wedding vow to me was, You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be used against you, again & again & again.
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My wife (3rd) and I will be married 3 years this August. She suffered a stroke the 1st night of our honeymoon in Newport RI! No physical effects, just some short term memory loss. Funny thing, she remembers every time I was short with her. Probably because her wedding vow to me was, You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be used against you, again & again & again.
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ShannonCoffey-l6b
1) Wish he would put a light on his camera even for this repair.
2) I know why he talks so much about the car show. It is more than a joke. It is because he does a job with such attention to detail and perfection as if it is going to a car show. In short. as if it is his own car. And to do this car in and car out over several decades is amazing.
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1) Wish he would put a light on his camera even for this repair.
2) I know why he talks so much about the car show. It is more than a joke. It is because he does a job with such attention to detail and perfection as if it is going to a car show. In short. as if it is his own car. And to do this car in and car out over several decades is amazing.
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donh6416
Terrific advice to install a maintainer. Lead acid batteries perform best when used once every 24 hours. By forcing the electron flow either by starting or charging the plates don't allow the sulfates to build up on the plates. That insulates them and stops electron flow.
The maintainer keeps everything stimulated while providing a light charge.
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Terrific advice to install a maintainer. Lead acid batteries perform best when used once every 24 hours. By forcing the electron flow either by starting or charging the plates don't allow the sulfates to build up on the plates. That insulates them and stops electron flow.
The maintainer keeps everything stimulated while providing a light charge.
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garrisonjoe5977
Another vote for the Noco (smart) maintainers and chargers. The higher end of their line auto-detects the type of battery technology (lead-acid, gel, etc) and adjusts for it. Battery recovery when they start to sulfate, too. Have been using them to keep a fleet of 30 batteries charged and running. Much better than others, including B. T
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Another vote for the Noco (smart) maintainers and chargers. The higher end of their line auto-detects the type of battery technology (lead-acid, gel, etc) and adjusts for it. Battery recovery when they start to sulfate, too. Have been using them to keep a fleet of 30 batteries charged and running. Much better than others, including B. T
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cotyluckett
Eric you seriously need to start an automotive school for diagnosing electrical issues - using electrical diagnostic equipment - the world needs you in the automotive industry! Travel, state to state for 5 years. You would be able to retire after five years! I would pay GREAT money to learn from the best. You’re a RARE BREED.
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Eric you seriously need to start an automotive school for diagnosing electrical issues - using electrical diagnostic equipment - the world needs you in the automotive industry! Travel, state to state for 5 years. You would be able to retire after five years! I would pay GREAT money to learn from the best. You’re a RARE BREED.
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marcs6223
For the last 30 years I have been doing this on low use vehicles. Put that exact Noco on my 2017 Subaru outback on a Alexa plug set to run from 2am-5am. I have older Schumacher ones on my Lawn tractor and a generator on old clock timers with the pins to set times, that come on randomly twice a day for about 2hrs
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For the last 30 years I have been doing this on low use vehicles. Put that exact Noco on my 2017 Subaru outback on a Alexa plug set to run from 2am-5am. I have older Schumacher ones on my Lawn tractor and a generator on old clock timers with the pins to set times, that come on randomly twice a day for about 2hrs
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