the_baz

Hi people. I wana give my battery a charge on my rb320 as noticed starting up sounds a little slow and wanted to no it it's ok to leave the battery connected to the car or no

Thanks
James

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Yes you can leave it connected.

scooby1929

iTrader: (1)

Get yourself a battery conditioner great job.

I have a CTEK 36

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...vekVyS72BibtHQ

the_baz

I do use it a fair bit so not really sittin around. Thanks alot guys

scooby1929

iTrader: (1)

There is a wee connection that goes on your battery terminal so its connected in seconds then you can leave it on charge for as long as you like

hawkeyescoob

do you just clip the CTEK chargers to the positive and negative terminals and power it via mains - is that safe?

scooby1929

iTrader: (1)

yep you clip on a wee connection to your battery and then simply connect it to the ctek charger via the mains. When you finish you unclip it and there is a wee blank attached so you just tuck the lead down the side of the battery

AndyLyman

iTrader: (1)

Try one of these mate...

www.saveabattery.com

got mine from Graeme Goode Racing

Andy

BLACK V5

Yes got one connected to my merc SL in the garage. It only comes out on sunny days, so it can be connected for weeks at a time.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Doesn't it make a mess, with all that wee everywhere?

IggyRB320

iTrader: (9)

Hiya James,

Had the same 'slow cranking' on my RB320, in last years cold snap.
Got a CTEK xs3600 - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...Kts3d7pszpSbrg
No more problems, just hook it up every few weeks, or if left for a few days.


Iggy

scubba

I think CTEK chargers are the best option. As you can just leave it on for weeks and forget about it. Once it is fully charged it will just maintain the battery for you. I've got a CTEK XS3600 which does a great job, bought it from here:

http://www.ctekbatterychargers.co.uk...y-Charger.html