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Battery maintenance wisdom?
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<blockquote data-quote="Toecutter" data-source="post: 241191" data-attributes="member: 74"><p>The Westco replacement for the FJR is an absorbed glass mat battery, which is sealed & maintenance-free, but not a true gel-cell. I think the (OEM) Yuasa is an AGM as well.</p><p></p><p>On a lead from two of the top-respected members on this forum, I recently bought a Yuasa Hot Shot battery maintainer from <a href="https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AVRI&viewitem=&item=140114771953&rd=1,1" target="_blank">this guy</a>, and have since bought a 1.5 amp model for the Land Cruiser, which sits a lot at 11 mpg. I really notice more snap in both batteries since connecting them to the maintainer.</p><p></p><p>I'm tempted to buy another unit to keep at the station, since my vehicle sits there for 48 hours while I'm at work, and I don't want to pack it along each time. At 31 bucks delivered, it's tempting. They're a real good value, and include a fused (2A) ring-terminal pigtail with an SAE connector to permanently connect to the FJR battery that you can also use as a power plug for tankbag, etc...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/d6/e1/b9_1_b.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Toecutter, post: 241191, member: 74"] The Westco replacement for the FJR is an absorbed glass mat battery, which is sealed & maintenance-free, but not a true gel-cell. I think the (OEM) Yuasa is an AGM as well. On a lead from two of the top-respected members on this forum, I recently bought a Yuasa Hot Shot battery maintainer from [URL="https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AVRI&viewitem=&item=140114771953&rd=1,1"]this guy[/URL], and have since bought a 1.5 amp model for the Land Cruiser, which sits a lot at 11 mpg. I really notice more snap in both batteries since connecting them to the maintainer. I'm tempted to buy another unit to keep at the station, since my vehicle sits there for 48 hours while I'm at work, and I don't want to pack it along each time. At 31 bucks delivered, it's tempting. They're a real good value, and include a fused (2A) ring-terminal pigtail with an SAE connector to permanently connect to the FJR battery that you can also use as a power plug for tankbag, etc... [IMG]https://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/d6/e1/b9_1_b.JPG[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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