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Old 08-22-2011, 09:25 PM
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i need my rennlist family to help me with finding a battery tender for my RS while im away for 6 months, soon to enjoy this minnesota winter. ive had a decent one before but it was lost somewhere in the shuffle when i moved a couple years ago and i cant seem to recall the name of that one
Old 08-22-2011, 09:59 PM
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I used this one for my GT3 and C4S when I used to live in Iowa - guess I don't need them anymore since I moved to Texas!

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...y_Code=997gt32

You can also get the "no porsche name" brand called CTEK and save a few bucks. I have one of each and they work the same.

Good luck this season! I was a Vikings and Packers fan when I lived in Iowa, but people here in DFW are forcing me to be a Cowboy! Take care.
Old 08-22-2011, 10:35 PM
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thanks kyrocks, your cowboys come to this part of town this weekend
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You probably had a Battery Tender Jr. That was the most popular brand and I never heard of a problem with one.
Old 08-23-2011, 12:13 AM
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This is the one I have been using since 2004. It works with my Li-Ion $$$ battery, my ultra small braille and odyssey batteries and the stock batteries. I has never let me down. It is better than the crappy stuff that came with my Fiat, which despite of crappy is the same unit sold by Porsche.

http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0156-Charger-Model/dp/B000NCOKQK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1314068983&sr=8-5 http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0156-Charger-Model/dp/B000NCOKQK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1314068983&sr=8-5
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+1.
ctek works well too.
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+1 on a Battery Tender Jr.
Old 08-23-2011, 02:46 AM
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Cigarette lighter one has served me well with oddessy battery
Old 08-23-2011, 09:13 AM
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Michael..... I've got the BatteryTender as-well, in-fact use it all over the place on my cars and bikes. (I just keep getting the spare pigtail sections for the battery side)

And on a side note, good luck with the Vikings......... !
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Ummmm.. I'll keep the engine lubed the fuel tank full and the battery tended...

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dave, i might actually need you hook it up for me one day. i'll be in touch
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We are going to miss you here at Flowery Branch, I just found out this weekend you had moved. If Dave is busy - I am just as close. :-)

Battery Tender is what we all used on our boats. Great product.
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thanks cannon, i'll be back just in time for track season next spring
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Get the
CTek 3300 CTek 3300
and its
cigarette lighter adapter cigarette lighter adapter
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^^^ ditto on the ctek, kyrocks, ADias and tripleblack had mentioned. Someone here turned me on to it as well. Amazon had it for $70 or so. Applied for an Amazon cc and got it for about $45 with the card's $25 credit. It's the same as the re-branded one Porsche sells for $125; Suncoast $109. Yes, be sure to add the cig adapter. With the adapter it was $45.


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