Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: mopargem]
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03/01/15 03:26 PM
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Never used one and my battery's last 8 to 9 years. I usually just toss the charger on them twice during winter storage for 3 or so hours, and right before I start it in early April. My garage stays at around 52 degrees over winter.
Works for me also.
Same here.... If you do use a trickle charger, watch your water level
Me three, I just charge them a few times a year when they are not being used.
Feels good doing it and you can say "I worked on the car today"
What fun is it having them charged all year long?
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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03/04/15 02:38 AM
03/04/15 02:38 AM
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Do I need to spend $20.00, $40.00, $60.00 to get something good? I need to plug my Challenger in over the winter so the battery stays good. I was reading about $55.00 Dekas today, some people swear by them, others said they had a $20.00 Shumacher that works great.....
Opinions?
Never needed one and my last two restoration batteries are both 9 yrs old,started each car every few months during the winter and let it run for about 1/2 hr.
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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03/04/15 01:33 PM
03/04/15 01:33 PM
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I have never used them in my life and everything I own starts up just fine whenever needed but I do have a heated garage so that probably helps. I don't trust them. I hear too many horror stories of them burning down garages or causing fires from shorting out or over charging batteries.
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: TJP]
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03/08/15 01:37 PM
03/08/15 01:37 PM
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My opinion is that they can do more damage than good. In my opinion if you treat the battery correctly and put a charger on it a couple of times a year you will be better off.
I have a Schumacher 3 amp trickle charger on my marine battery and it destroyed the battery by overcharging it. It boiled the water out of it. The charger failed - it never shut off. They sent me a newer version under warranty and this unit maintains the voltage at a significantly lower level than the older one.
I personally would not be using a trickle charger on my vehicles.
If nothing else, they are an additional fire risk.
67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph 67 Coronet 500 (street car) 14.82 @ 94 mph 69 GTX (clone) - build in progress......
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Re: Opinions on Trickle Chargers:
[Re: justinp61]
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03/08/15 11:36 PM
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Well, I bought one of the Schumacher ones (one that goes into float mode when the battery is fully charged) & hooked it up today to my Challenger. I connected the pigtail quick connect to the positive on the battery post, & the negative on a chassis ground - all located in the trunk. Plugged it in & we'll see how it works.
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