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I'm looking at a Schumacher heavy-duty 6 volt battery charger/engine starter do you guys have luck with those if the battery is really dead ??
Lots of suppliers say they won't ship some of these chargers to California, man I am getting frustrated living in this liberal state...…(that's not where I want to take this thread)….. Just looking for good solid advice on how to keep a 6 volt battery alive for at least 3 or 4 years without constantly having the trickle charger on it ………… what do you use then ?????