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Old 12-08-2010, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jebartle View Post
Our Gem has Gel batteries, which require little or no care, BUT are expensive to replace, BUT last in some cases 8 or 9 years, cost to replace all batteries is in the neighborhood of $1700.

Thanks for the follow up.
The dealer was able to rescue the batteries but suggested a heavy duty timer for the charger that would turn it on weekly.
It seems that a good charger would have some kind of circuitry or brain that would perform such a function automatically,

We'll investigate upon arrival tomorrow when we visit the recovering patient

L and L
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