Dead battery

[old64er]

Not been in the old girl for a couple of weeks.
Tried it tonight and click click click on the starter with the alarm going haywire.

What i need to know is can i trickle charge the battery from the altenator posts?
If i was able to push it up the drive then i would remove the battery!!!!

There is a connector in the boot that i believe from the history is for an accumate, will this be ok for an hours trickle charge?

Anyone??

[thegamekeeper]

You can charge it through either of them but be VERY careful with the alternator method. Best way and safest is through the cigar lighter. Get a plug for accessories fed from cigar lighter and wire this to battery charger.

[stesrg]

I brought an optimate which i used for my motorbikes, i stuck a cigarett end on it and it trikle charges a good un £17.00 from a show.....
Steve....

[RichB]

old64er said:

There is a connector in the boot that i believe from the history is for an accumate, will this be ok for an hours trickle charge? Anyone??

Why not just stick your accumate onto it?

[old64er]

RichB said:

old64er said: There is a connector in the boot that i believe from the history is for an accumate, will this be ok for an hours trickle charge? Anyone?? Why not just stick your accumate onto it?

I dont have one

[RichB]

Ah, yes stick your trickle charger there. An Accumate is just a posh (intelligent) trickle chager anytway.

[simpo two]

thegamekeeper said:

You can charge it through either of them but be VERY careful with the alternator method. Best way and safest is through the cigar lighter. Get a plug for accessories fed from cigar lighter and wire this to battery charger.

Yep. Better still, get a conditioner and keep it plugged in when the car's in the garage.