Battery Conditioner - How do you use yours!
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Hi,
I have the battery conditioner for my car and havent used it yet. As winter is coming i thought i had better get it out and start making good use of it! How do you guys connect yours up to the car when left in the garage?
I know there is a charge socket in the boot and of course one in the front, but either way, the car is going to have to be unlocked and unsecure to have the lead dangling out of the boot etc.. ??
If i leave the boot unlocked (resting on the cable running out to the charger) and then set the alarm and leave it.. Wont this set the alarm off?
Even if the alarm is ok, the fact the car is unsecure, surely this will not go down too well with the insurance company?
Am i being stupid and missing something???
I have the battery conditioner for my car and havent used it yet. As winter is coming i thought i had better get it out and start making good use of it! How do you guys connect yours up to the car when left in the garage?
I know there is a charge socket in the boot and of course one in the front, but either way, the car is going to have to be unlocked and unsecure to have the lead dangling out of the boot etc.. ??
If i leave the boot unlocked (resting on the cable running out to the charger) and then set the alarm and leave it.. Wont this set the alarm off?
Even if the alarm is ok, the fact the car is unsecure, surely this will not go down too well with the insurance company?
Am i being stupid and missing something???
I have a 2005 DB9 and use the plug socket in the boot.
I leave the boot lid just down, not slammed shut. Set the alarm normally, and the alarm I think just ignores the boot. Its never gone off using this method. The car doors are secured, so not going to allow anyone access to the cabin itself.
This is inside a secure garage.
Peter
I leave the boot lid just down, not slammed shut. Set the alarm normally, and the alarm I think just ignores the boot. Its never gone off using this method. The car doors are secured, so not going to allow anyone access to the cabin itself.
This is inside a secure garage.
Peter
.... Cloth to stop cable scratching, boot just resting, doors locked, alarm set, secure alarmed garage...
Good idea about the cloth to protect the car from the cable, I have just polished out the marks from the cable resting on the paintwork. ( I know that's a bit obsessive ). The guys in Derby, where I bought mine, told me to leave a notice re the charger under the wiper if you approach the car from the front as several times over the years cars have driven off and arrived at the dealership having dragged the 13amp plug down the motorway!
I use the accessory socket inside the car, with the door gently closed on the lead. This has not damaged the rubber seal, paint or the charger lead. The car is kept fully locked as normal.
I initially used the boot accessory socket, but it was a lot of faffing around with the side trim cover etc and the boot is left unlocked. There is also no chance that one day I will forget about the charger and drive out of the garage with the charger still connected !!
I initially used the boot accessory socket, but it was a lot of faffing around with the side trim cover etc and the boot is left unlocked. There is also no chance that one day I will forget about the charger and drive out of the garage with the charger still connected !!
I charge mine with the bonnet up at the front terminal. This way there is no chance of me forgetting to take it off and also I can lock the car and when finished I disconnect and drop the bonnet and the indicators flash with no need to unlock the car. Obviously this is done in a secure garage.
v8woollie said:
V8 Animal said:
I plug mine in the boot and shut the lid onto it and arm the car.
The lead hasn't damaged the paint at all.
Same here.The lead hasn't damaged the paint at all.
If your charger light is flashing, switch off, disconnect check connections etc and try it again, it might just need a restart. I have very occasionally had this problem on my bikes.
Alternatively you battery might be on the way out. Try the tender on a different vehicle, this should prove the charger is working properly.
Alternatively you battery might be on the way out. Try the tender on a different vehicle, this should prove the charger is working properly.
DocW said:
Good idea about the cloth to protect the car from the cable, I have just polished out the marks from the cable resting on the paintwork. ( I know that's a bit obsessive ). The guys in Derby, where I bought mine, told me to leave a notice re the charger under the wiper if you approach the car from the front as several times over the years cars have driven off and arrived at the dealership having dragged the 13amp plug down the motorway!
Stratstone by any chance? I had to buy a second charger from them after I wrecked the first doing exactly that!My old car used to live in a single garage which just had the main door. I used to leave it parked backwards and got in one day in a rush, forgot the charger and drove out of the garage, ripping the cable out of the charger unit!
JBE68 said:
I've come back to the car after a week on the charger to find the orange charger light flashing and making a repetitive clicking noise, any thoughts? AM checked the charger and said it was fine.
It happened to me as well, as soon as I purchased the car (second hand): in fact, when the battery charge is too low, the charger stops charging. In that case, you must recharge the battery by using a REAL battery charger (and it may take up to 50 hours), the AM charger being supplied for maintaining the battery charged when car is left in the garage for a "long" time (more than two days is already enough to recur to the charger!) only. Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff