Trickle charger - who has one?
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Trickle charger - who has one?
I'm looking at trickle chargers and wondered if there are any recommendations? :dontknow:
Ta, Amanda
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i use it once or twice a week through winter when car is sorn just to keep battery topped up
think it seems to work, but not sure if really you are meant to leave it on constantly
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if your not using the car enough that the battery is gradually going flat i would be more worried about the damage to the rest of the car by the short journeys, is the car getting up to temp during the journey?
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I also had a different solar powered unit when my car was not within range of a plug point - connected the cigarette light to a permament live and sent a trickle though that…it will never charge a battery though, and will only slow the drain of the battery, not prevent it.
The battery isolation is the best way to do it if you are is secure, as your alarm may also go!
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if your not using the car enough that the battery is gradually going flat i would be more worried about the damage to the rest of the car by the short journeys, is the car getting up to temp during the journey?
Yeah, it gets up to temp fine. The fan kicks in every now and then too. It's only left for 1.5 hours and then I'm off again.
Looking into it further there might be a dodgy earth too but I'll still be buying a trickle charger anyway.
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I dont drive my car often, so I leave it on all the time and the battery always has plenty of cranking power
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My Dad leaves one on his '72 daimler which lives in the garage and barely moves. Battery's always fully charged.
That way it'll be charging while you're at work.
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