Trickle Charger
10-20-2015, 02:18 AM
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Trickle Charger
Can anyone recommend a trickle charger, I am about to take my S2K off the road for the winter and last year the battery just went flat, which isnt ideal!
10-20-2015, 04:16 AM
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I've been using a battery tender for like 3 years now. I like that its very compact.
10-20-2015, 05:34 AM
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I used this cheap little thing for years and never had a problem with it, but have since started using a much better charger (bonus from a different hobby) intermittently through the winter, rather than keeping it plugged in all the time.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automat...ger-69955.html
Float charging a lead battery is about 100 year old technology, so it doesn't take anything fancy or expensive.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automat...ger-69955.html
Float charging a lead battery is about 100 year old technology, so it doesn't take anything fancy or expensive.
10-20-2015, 07:42 AM
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Ctek withput a doubt.
They are one of the best brands and are included by the manufacturer when you buy many high end sports cars like Ferrari.
The cheapest one is about $44 on Amazon but it'll last you a lifetime.
They are one of the best brands and are included by the manufacturer when you buy many high end sports cars like Ferrari.
The cheapest one is about $44 on Amazon but it'll last you a lifetime.
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10-20-2015, 09:11 AM
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My completely sealed Battery Tender 800 works very well and is weatherproof.
-- Chuck
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10-20-2015, 11:22 AM
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I have a CTEK which I'm using on my AGM battery (Odyssey PC680) and my regular lead-acid battery. Not at the same time of course but I switch them out. Works like a charm! Highly recommend it.
10-20-2015, 06:37 PM
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I have been using a Battery MINDer Plus charger/maintainer/desilfator on my cars for about 15 years. When I first got my '03 S it wasn't my daily driver and it would be hooked up to the Battery MINDer whenever it wasn't being used. A few years later I made it my DD and threw the charger on whichever car I wasn't driving.
My original battery lasted 7 years and I'm still on my second battery. The battery in my other car lasted much longer too I like the science behind desulfation by pulsing a current into the battery. Theoretically your battery should last forever using a desulfator but I'm only getting a couple extra years. Hard to tell if any of that benefit is from the desulfation but I don't plan on changing it out.
My original battery lasted 7 years and I'm still on my second battery. The battery in my other car lasted much longer too I like the science behind desulfation by pulsing a current into the battery. Theoretically your battery should last forever using a desulfator but I'm only getting a couple extra years. Hard to tell if any of that benefit is from the desulfation but I don't plan on changing it out.