[V8] Battery question

[Kent McLean]

Ed Kellock wrote:
> I have a battery in the 1990 V8 that I bought from a V8 in a junkyard.  It
> was clearly quite recent, but dead.  It cost 15 bux and I threw it on a
> conditioning charger.  It's been going (fairly) strong for probably 5 years
> now.  

OK, what kind of "conditioning charger"?  And how is that different than
a "battery tender" smart charger?  Does is de-sulfate?

-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"