Battery storage question..
Drifting
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From: Toronto, C eh! N eh! D eh!
Take the battery out... put it in the basement on a trickle charger. Has the extra benefit of making the car extra difficult for a very determined thief.
Because batteries and the battery tray are rust magnets (literally), I prefer to remove mine annually, and clean the contacts and the area around the battery.
After doing this for a few years, eventually you will buy a much lighter battery! ;-) Like a Braille - https://www.braillebattery.com/
Because batteries and the battery tray are rust magnets (literally), I prefer to remove mine annually, and clean the contacts and the area around the battery.
After doing this for a few years, eventually you will buy a much lighter battery! ;-) Like a Braille - https://www.braillebattery.com/
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[QUOTE=PPo;11803102]Take the battery out... put it in the basement on a trickle charger. Has the extra benefit of making the car extra difficult for a very determined thief.
Because batteries and the battery tray are rust magnets (literally), I prefer to remove mine annually, and clean the contacts and the area around the battery. QUOTE]
Drifting
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From: West of Mosport!
Take the battery out... put it in the basement on a trickle charger. Has the extra benefit of making the car extra difficult for a very determined thief.
Because batteries and the battery tray are rust magnets (literally), I prefer to remove mine annually, and clean the contacts and the area around the battery.
After doing this for a few years, eventually you will buy a much lighter battery! ;-) Like a Braille - https://www.braillebattery.com/
Because batteries and the battery tray are rust magnets (literally), I prefer to remove mine annually, and clean the contacts and the area around the battery.
After doing this for a few years, eventually you will buy a much lighter battery! ;-) Like a Braille - https://www.braillebattery.com/
A smart charger - as opposed to a trickle charger, (there IS a difference) is pretty much all that is required in modern Porsche's. I have used a smart charger for years without removing my battery and killing the electoral support system and the car starts up in the spring at first crank every time.
I resist the urge to start the car at any point during the off season until I intend to drive the car in the spring.
I do agree with a lighter battery for the future.
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me too . bought an interstate boat anchor about 9 years ago now .. just plug in my ctek every fall and battery is still runing strong ... but of course now that i have said that ..
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I use the CTEK 3300 and Motomaster Eliminator 2/4 amp battery charger/maintainer plugged into the cigarette lighter. As far as I can tell all trickle chargers are "smart" these days. Just get whatever Canadian Tire is selling. It'll be cheap, warrantied for years and work as well as anything else.
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I use the CTEK 3300 and Motomaster Eliminator 2/4 amp battery charger/maintainer plugged into the cigarette lighter. As far as I can tell all trickle chargers are "smart" these days. Just get whatever Canadian Tire is selling. It'll be cheap warrantied for years and work as well as anything else.
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I take the battery out and put it on a computerized charger > Optimate. Then outline the hood latch steel loop and remove it and store it in the frunk , only two scews , hood cannot be then locked by a do gooder.