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Old Aug 22, 2018 | 08:22 PM
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When I had a Red Top in the car, I did keep it on a Battery Tender Plus when it was in the garage.
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Old Aug 24, 2018 | 12:03 AM
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I had a red top in my 2001 since 2014. It had a tender on it when it was sitting. It failed this year after only 4 years. I replaced it with a AC Delco battery.
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I have a battery cut off and it causes me no issues....Flick the switch when I go for a drive, flick it back when parked in the garage,,,Being doing this for years with zero issues ( except the clock reads wrong but I wear a watch and have a cell phone anyways )
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