Trickle Charging a Racing Battery

[emicen]

I've spotted some trickle chargers on the market and I need one for my race car. It runs a racing battery and most chargers only reference lead acid batteries. Is there any significant difference?

Most tempting one at the moment is a solar cell one from Maplin, ideal for leaving on the car in the garage where it gets some daylight from the back window.

[tr7v8]

Yes it'll be a lead acid battery. These are generally smaller capacity than a car battery so less tolerant of over charging. Personally I'd go for a battery conditioner type charger, these go into trickle mode once charged & then keep a maintenance level charge on it. The other way is to use a normal battery charger on a timeswitch for an hour or so a week but this isn't anywhere as good.

[jagracer]

Is that the £9.99 one? If so I have one and it works quite well although it'll only keep a fully charge battery topped up and is no good if it's drained.

[emicen]

jagracer said:

Is that the £9.99 one? If so I have one and it works quite well although it'll only keep a fully charge battery topped up and is no good if it's drained.

Tightfisted Scotsman here, temorarily discounted to £7.99, caught my eye

[jagracer]

emicen said:

jagracer said:

Is that the £9.99 one? If so I have one and it works quite well although it'll only keep a fully charge battery topped up and is no good if it's drained.

Tightfisted Scotsman here, temorarily discounted to £7.99, caught my eye

Eww, I might get another then.