Battery Charger Shootout: BatteryMINDer Plus vs Optima Digital 400

One of my first upgrades on my 2004 Toyota Matrix (Corolla Wagon according to the title) was installation of an Optima REDTOP. I had to customize the battery bracket since the battery was actually smaller than stock. The car did not always see a lot of highway miles which allows the alternator to recharge the battery, so I used the BatteryMINDer Plus every 6 months or so to keep the battery maintained. I recently got an Optima Digital 400 and just 15 minutes with that really woke up the Optima battery. Everything works better with a fully charged and conditioned battery, engine performance, stereo, lights, etc.

Long story short, if you have an Optima battery, get the Optima charger. Whatever tweaks they did to the "charge - condition - maintain" technology provides for a real difference in my experience.

The Stanley satellite rechargeable LED work light (SAT3S) is awesome by the way!