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Lead/acid battery good. Maintenance-free bad... (archive)
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Posted by Tom S. on February 27, 2001 at 17:59:53:

In Reply to: What could be draining my battery? posted by Michael Woods on February 25, 2001 at 17:48:14:

I read that Maintenance-Free (lead/calcium) batteries require a higher charging voltage and that BMW's are optimized for lead/ACID only...that if you stick a Maint-Free battery in there it never gets enough juice to recharge fully and will always go flat on you.


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