Accumate charger ?

[millerman]

Just got one from LEVEN (excellent serice by the way)but not used it yet

If I go on Holiday for a month or so (later this year), is it OK to leave it plugged into the car whilst I am away. Or should I see if the battery drains and then charge it when i return?

Any ideas?

Nick

[Mr Sheen]

Mine is left on all winter and the engine fires up first time when I need it in the Spring.

[budaholic]

Leave it plugged in, I plug mine in every time I put the car away in the garage.

I got fed up lifting the bonnet to attach croc clips, so I fitted a 2 pin socket in my front number plate.

I posted pic to this thread before, www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=6&h=&t=134263

part numbers from are there too from RS Components

Budaholic

[WWESTY]

yes!

[anonymous-user]

Is yours wired in Nick so that it plugs in to a lead in the drivers footwell? Mine is and, as previously suggested I plug mine in every time I leave it and it's always nicely topped up.

[kojak]

Leave it plugged on. Thats what its for.

[rooster]

Mr Sheen said:

Mine is left on all winter and the engine fires up first time when I need it in the Spring.

ditto, except I use mine throughout the winter but means I can just start him up whenever I want without fear of a flat battery. We also have the bikes on charge permenantly.

[verminator]

ive used them for a couple of years. fit the wire
and connector directly to the bat. terminals. all you have to do is pop the bonnet and plug in. ive had
them pluged into my harleys for months at a time .
they are meant to be left on all the time as they cut in and out automaticaly. the idea of them was to stop vehicels fitted with alarms from draining the bat.
theyre great.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Mr Sheen said:

Mine is left on all winter and the engine fires up first time when I need it in the Spring.

What a sad post!!

[barreti]

3 metres of cable from Maplin run from the battery into the boot over the passenger side wheel arch and spliced into the supplied connector. Gives me about 1 metre of cable in the boot for a bit of flexibility. I taped about 4inch of the end in white insulating tape so I can even find the thing in the dark!
The charger lives on a shelf over the garage door and the cable drops into the boot to connect.
Can't drive off and forget it and its left permanently plugged in.
Never failed yet.