[ROVERNET - UK] Battery Charging, in or out of the car

[Robert Thornton]

I use one of these Battery Fighter float chargers to keep the SD1
permanently charged up. 

http://www.batterydoctor.ashop.com.au/p/73673/12v-battery-fighter-4-step
.html

I attached a simple cigar lighter type socket up under the air intake at
the front of the car and plug the Battrey Fighter into this when the
car's not being used. 

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Slatskars
Sent: Friday, 17 August 2007 6:55 AM
To: brian.jane at eggconnect.net; rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Battery Charging, in or out of the car

You can also purchase a very slow charge battery maintainer from Harbor
freight for about $7 on sale. this will keep it up with minimal danger
of over charging. Great for cars that do not get driven regularly.

Slats
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Humphreys" <brian_humphreys at btconnect.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:11 AM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Battery Charging, in or out of the car


> All,
>
> I recently had to purchase a new battery. Not because my old one was
worn
> out, but because it had been in and out of the car so many times to be
> charged (too much sitting in the garage and not enough driving), that
the
> constant removing of the negative terminal had made the lead post turn

> into
> a conical shape. As a result, tightening the negative terminal meant
that
> the terminal climbed up the post and off the top!
>
> Anyway, why shouldn't I charge the battery in the car and leave the 
> positive
> and negative terminals connected. Is this a potentially dangerous
thing to
> do, and is there any danger of damaging the modern radio/cd player
that I
> have fitted.
>
> For info, my new battery is of the fully sealed variety and is mounted
in
> the boot.
>
> Many thanks,
> Brian.
>
>
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