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Old 03-11-2024, 01:17 PM   #16
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Here are a couple of tools that would really be useful for you.

1. A battery maintainer/tender. Home Depot has one for ~$30 (Shumacher 1.5 Amp maintainer). Herbie fright has a $20 maintainer/float charger. These are really made for topping off a basically good battery, especially for months of Winter storage. They will be worked hard to bring it back from10V though. Try to keep the charge above 12V

2. A multimeter tester. You should have one of these to monitor battery health, but it also indispensable for checking your charging system (!), diagnosing shorts and, testing grounding, wiring continuity. The ohmmeter function is also extremely helpful for electronics components testing. Personally, I spent more on a good Amprobe multitester, but I also have a Mastech unit as a backup. There's a $20 option at Herbie Fright if you are penny pinching.

Tools like these pay off in the long run, and save you trips to auto parts stores, or buying things you DON'T need, like a starter solenoid or a new battery.
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