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| rmital |
 Dec 16 2021, 08:41 AM
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Northeast optimist  Group: Members Posts: 1,951 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268  |
I do try to drive my 914 all year, but it will have some down time when snow and salt are an issue.
"Finally" getting a battery tender. question: when hooking up the charger, is it safer or good practice to disconnect the ground? I have a switch, so easy enough to do..... |
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| Steve |
Dec 16 2021, 11:10 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,728 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle charge it or it would be dead if the car sat for a week. I hard wired the cigarette lighter with a fuse to the battery. This made it easy to plug the trickle charger into the cigarette lighter. Since switching to an AGM battery, i no longer need the trickle charge. But recently I bought another 914 with an optima battery. This one has the battery in the front trunk, so I just wired the included plug to the battery.
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| sb914 |
Dec 17 2021, 09:58 AM
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Surf Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,396 Joined: 25-November 12 From: Brookings,Oregon Member No.: 15,191 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Steve @ Dec 16 2021, 09:10 AM)  When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle charge it or it would be dead if the car sat for a week. I hard wired the cigarette lighter with a fuse to the battery. This made it easy to plug the trickle charger into the cigarette lighter. Since switching to an AGM battery, i no longer need the trickle charge. But recently I bought another 914 with an optima battery. This one has the battery in the front trunk, so I just wired the included plug to the battery. My optima sucks . I have to keep on a trickle charger as well . It will be dead within a few days . This is my second optima. I thought the first one was bad so I bought a new one and they both suck. Meanwhile my van can sit for over a month and fires right up . 10’yr old no name battery…. |
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| Pezz |
Dec 17 2021, 10:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 4-November 19 From: Paisley Oregon Member No.: 23,621 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(sb914 @ Dec 17 2021, 07:58 AM) QUOTE(Steve @ Dec 16 2021, 09:10 AM) When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle charge it or it would be dead if the car sat for a week. I hard wired the cigarette lighter with a fuse to the battery. This made it easy to plug the trickle charger into the cigarette lighter. Since switching to an AGM battery, i no longer need the trickle charge. But recently I bought another 914 with an optima battery. This one has the battery in the front trunk, so I just wired the included plug to the battery. My optima sucks . I have to keep on a trickle charger as well . It will be dead within a few days . This is my second optima. I thought the first one was bad so I bought a new one and they both suck. Meanwhile my van can sit for over a month and fires right up . 10’yr old no name battery…. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Similar experiences, my '81 Ford truck has an ancient lead cell that never fails, the AgM only lasts a few days in cold weather as now, 24F right in East Oregon this morning. |
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rmital Battery Tender Dec 16 2021, 08:41 AM
SA-914 I have several vehicles with permanent tender plug... Dec 16 2021, 08:49 AM Mark Henry Odyssey recommends that you do not charge the batt... Dec 16 2021, 08:57 AM
oakdalecurtis i use an Optima Red, got about 8 years out of my l... Dec 16 2021, 10:47 AM Root_Werks Hard wired tenders to everything that might sit fo... Dec 16 2021, 10:55 AM StarBear I disconnect the ground with a marine quick discon... Dec 16 2021, 12:06 PM Rufus
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle ch... Dec 16 2021, 10:25 PM Mark Henry
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle c... Dec 17 2021, 08:00 AM Steve
[quote name='Rufus' post='2967536' date='Dec 16 2... Dec 17 2021, 09:09 AM jvmarino I have multiple hobby cars, and now have a tender ... Dec 17 2021, 08:44 AM Rick986 Prior to my 914, I always took the battery out of ... Dec 17 2021, 09:32 AM jvmarino
Prior to my 914, I always took the battery out of... Dec 17 2021, 09:55 AM ClayPerrine I have the exact same model optima battery in all ... Dec 17 2021, 11:17 AM Mark Henry Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 m... Dec 17 2021, 01:22 PM Root_Werks
Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 ... Dec 17 2021, 03:53 PM Mark Henry
Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5... Dec 17 2021, 04:19 PM Root_Werks
[quote name='Root_Werks' post='2967693' date='Dec... Dec 17 2021, 05:13 PM |
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