Battery Tender

SPOHN

I call them trickle charger. The one my dad has is hooked directly to the battery. Works great. Never seen an issue with it in two years. Even for months. Not sure if it's good on a motor not to be ran from time to time though.

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Xan

You don't want to use a normal trickle charger for that long, this would be a small charge that is on 24/7. You want to use a floating charger, a battery tender is a brand name for a floating charger. Which is also a good one to get

So for your questions.
1. I don't think so, but for a 4 month period, I would take the battery out of the car and put it on a charger.
2. Yes it's save, just put it on a stable place with nothing too close to be sure.
3. The Battery Tender is a good one.

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SPOHN

I'll have to ask him more info on it tomorrow. Maybe it works different than I think. I just know he refers to it as a trickle. But it's worked for years flawlessly.

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Xan

Old chargers used to be trickle chargers, they work but shorten the life and performance of the battery over time...

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Baer383

They are technically not a trickle charger b/c is has a little computer circuit board in it and it senses the voltage and charges accordingly.

And it will not charge unless the battery gets below a certain voltage,plus it has a fuse in it in case of a power surge the fuse pops and saves the charger.

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