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Denny,

If you want to try this EDTA treatment, I'll send you the EDTA. All I ask is that you report on what happens (as if I have to ask).

I gave up on standard 6v batteries and went to Optima 6v batteries 6 years ago. I have three and I usually leave them in my trucks over the frigid winter. They start right up in the Spring (with no charge). They can be bought for about $145 (includes shipping and no taxes). So far, these batteries have paid for themselves - one is 6 years old and going strong. I never had a "normal" 6v battery last more than three years.

Some people have posted that they have had problems with dead Optima 6v batteries. There is a special recharging technique needed to bring dead Optima batteries back to life.

Optima Charging Information

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