Solargizers CHEAP!

Yeah they are 12 volt, but for $20 each, you can buy 2 of them. I have no relation to the seller.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Solargizer-Batt...oryZ3240QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Quite a few folks use 2 12 volt units and swear by that. I see advantages to it also.

My question is... are they really worth it? Can anyone really prove it?

If your truck sits alot, they are worth it for sure. If the stuff gets driven regularly, not much help. I bought 2 of the 28V ones from Patano many year ago when he was selling them for $25. Never did install them. At that time I still had the M35A2C and tractor and both got driven alot so I sold them on Ebay.

How well will the salvage a tired battery? I have one thats about 2 years old, but dead from sitting all the time.... worth the $20 to try and save it? It was a brand new Interstate (have a couple others I could try as well)

They're better at preventative maintenance. I wouldn't place too much creedence in the hope that they will recover a battery that's already sulfated.

Found some more info on them, from Global Defense Review.
The Before
http://www.global-defence.com/1997/BatteryFailure.html

The after/result
http://www.global-defence.com/1999/landsys/land6.htm

Good Charger

The Solargizers are good to keep sulphates down but if you are looking for a really good battery charger, I have good news!

If you have a source for an electric hook up, there is a battery charger that is designed for 24 volt systems and it is small, waterproof, vibration resistant, two totally isolated outputs (one for each battery), reverse polarity protected, and will not consume battery water.

I had mine hooked up on my Deuce all last Winter without any problems!

It is the Chargetek 500. It is available from several battery retailers, and was $100.00 when I bought mine!

www.batterystuff.com is where I got mine!

LH7-

Does it help any with starting the engine while still plugged in? Or does it just keep batteries in tip top shape?

Matt

Battery Charger?

FSBruva,

It is strickly a battery charger! 5 volts to each battery. It has a three step charging process, that results in a constant float charge with a green light to indicate it is at full charge.

When you first connect it to the two batteries, there is a red light that indicates it's charging. There are seperate leads that go to each battery.

When it is at full charge, the red light turns green indicating a full and float charge is being maintained.

I highly recommend the Chargetek 500 from my personal experience!