[fake]

If a battery charger never meets maintainer status does that mean battery is dead?

 

[Iowegian]

Depends on how the maintainer is programmed but probably yes.

 

[4Motion_Mongrel]

Try a fast charger to "wake up" the battery in question. If that doesn't work, then it probably is dead. We used that procedure on the motorcycle batteries at the little shop I used to work for. Not sure if it would work on car batteries as they are significantly larger than the little batteries we dealt with.

 

[Iowegian]

^ I've had some luck with that approach in the past but even when it worked in the short term I always ended up having to replace the battery in a week or two.

 

[4Motion_Mongrel]

^ I've had some luck with that approach in the past but even when it worked in the short term I always ended up having to replace the battery in a week or two.

Same here but it might help for a little bit at least, just be prepared to buy a new battery soon.

 

[egovreau]

Motorcycle batteries are pretty different than car batteries, so what works on one won't necessarily work on the other.

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[John_E]

I use wimpy 0.5A trickle chargers. It can take 2-3 days for it to indicate a full charge on the battery. If your car sits several days at a time, a trickle charger will make your battery last longer.