997 GT3 Battery/Trickle Charger

[Dogbash]

Hi everyone, only currently driving the GT3 at weekends and that's only if the weather is nice. How good is the battery in a GT3? How long can I expect to leave it for and be able to start it when I get in it?

Looking at getting a trickle charger too for when the winter really sets in, anyone got any recommendations? What other winter prep should I look at doing? Car is garaged so is it just a case of keeping it on a charger?

Andrew

[jackwood]

If it's anything like a 996 GT3 then it will go flat in a few weeks.
Most people use the CTEK trickle charger that just plugs into the cigarette lighter. Does the job.
Jack

[nxi20]

996 cig socket is always live.
997 is switched on the ignition so you need to connect the charger directly to the battery.

Progress, eh?

[stefan1]

nxi20 said:

996 cig socket is always live.
997 is switched on the ignition so you need to connect the charger directly to the battery.

Progress, eh?

That's not my experience - I was fine using the cigarette socket with a CTEK on my 997 GT3s.

991s are indeed not live when ignition is off.

Cheers

[FarQue]

Ctek straight into the cigarette lighter on my 997. Works for me.

[nxi20]

Hmm, good to know that at least some are wired direct. A friend had one that definitely wasn't

[ps01]

I leave mine 3 weeks sometimes and always seems to be fine.

Over the winter it's left on an optimate plugged straight into the cigarette lighter.

Paul.

[jackwood]

nxi20 said:

Hmm, good to know that at least some are wired direct. A friend had one that definitely wasn't

Gen1 v Gen2 issue?

[HappyBoxster]

My Boxster 987.2S has now become a third car as is used somewhat infrequently. I'm going to look into a trickle charger but the need to drive it to keep the battery alive is an excuse that I wouldn't mind having. In a similar theme to the OP therefore, what kind of frequency/length should the car be driven to ensure good battery condition?

[curley]

My 997 gen 2 GT3 charges through the power socket in the ashtray .

[nxi20]

curley said:

My 997 gen 2 GT3 charges through the power socket in the ashtray .

Ah, that could be it - ISTR we were trying to use the one in the dashboard; it was a while ago so the memory is a bit hazy on the details.

[David W.]

Be aware that standard batteries don't like deep cycle operation (as opposed to "Leasure" type). Running very low and then charging up will reduce their life and therefore using a trickle charger/conditioner is always best IMO.
dw

[evodarren]

Mine charges through the cigarette socket with a CTEC, on my 997 gen1 GT3

[Skittles001]

Both my 997.1 GT3 and 997.2 GT3RS worked with an Optimate plugged directly into the cig socket of the ashtray. You just have to leave the window open a crack to let the lead through.

[FarQue]

Skittles001 said:

Both my 997.1 GT3 and 997.2 GT3RS worked with an Optimate plugged directly into the cig socket of the ashtray. You just have to leave the window open a crack to let the lead through.

Shut the door on the lead of a Ctek. works on a 986 and a 997.

[Dogbash]

Anyone got a link to the cigarette lighter charger?

I've searched CTEK but they all seem to have 2 crocodile clips?

Andrew

[cayman-black]

Dogbash said:

Anyone got a link to the cigarette lighter charger?

I've searched CTEK but they all seem to have 2 crocodile clips?

Andrew

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