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Most batteries will die overtime if you never put them on a maintainer as most cars charging systems never actually charge at a voltage high enough to keep the life in them. If its not too far gone the charger may save it otherwise probably get same battery and then say once a year give it a good charge.

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I was using a fullriver same as the one in the link cant fault it.. pulled it out last week as I have moved my battery into the tray of my ute so needed a bigger battery..

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Well its been a couple days now and the battery is ok, it still takes a few cranks to start, so their might be some life left..

Is this http://www.ebay.com....#ht_2337wt_1081 the charger to get? Its $156, but theres another listing on ebay for what looks to be the same thing for $289..

Arronm is this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300704996480#ht_1929wt_1156 the one you have?

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The site I found awhile ago selling the XS7000 was high $200 mark. That first link looks like its the right thing. Bargain price too..

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Well its been a couple days now and the battery is ok, it still takes a few cranks to start, so their might be some life left.. Is this http://www.ebay.com....#ht_2337wt_1081 the charger to get? Its $156, but theres another listing on ebay for what looks to be the same thing for $289.. Arronm is this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300704996480#ht_1929wt_1156 the one you have?

both those units are fine for maintenance charging but WILL NOT recovery a discharged battery fully. You need at least 60amp (60000miliamp) to properly recharge the battery.

You battery may seem okay but it will only be utilizing the float charge which is aprox 15/20% of the total capacity. Try cranking it with you foot flat to the floor (the car wont start) and see how long it cranks for before it's dies again.

Oddessey have some pretty good explanations on how to recovery the batteries from a deep discharge cycle. I would suggest you read up on them and take the battery to an auto spark who should have a good high capacity charger and try the recover process.

Be warned, if the battery has never had a maint charger on it you may not get anymore than the float capacity back and you'll be up for a new batt.

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http://www.odysseybatteries.com/files/US-ODY-OM-009_0611.pdf

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/files/US-ODY-TM-001_0411_000.pdf

They will say it's phucked. But if recovered properly it may come good. Deep Cycle AGM Batt's will appear phucked when they can be saved, and also appear to be okay when they are phucked

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Ive got a charger that does deep cycle. Basically if you can find something that also does that in a charger from ctek by the sounds of it you should be able to recover it yourself. To deep cycle the battery quickly set it all up let it charge to full then when its doing discharge help it along by putting lights on till its low enough to go charging again. Left to deep cycle on its own it might take a month to do a proper amount of cycles.

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