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      02-10-2011, 08:39 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by dave335eye View Post
I keep hearing about "registering" a new battery in a 335 to make sure it charges the battery correctly, and see there is some difference of opinion on this topic. So I am wondering if I am using a battery tender on a 4 year old battery while it is stored for the winter and it takes it back up to a full charge, will I be I fooling the system into thinking the battery is new, and will my alternator now over or under charge it once I start driving it again?

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No, you will be fine. The tender will just maintain the battery at the current level. As batteries age they loose capacity, the tender will not change that and it will not turn it into a brand new battery.
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