DO I NEED A TRICKLE CHARGER????????????

[red glow]

Hi guys,What the score on these Trickle charger things(notice how im trying to fit in, with words like "score&quotLYNN

[GasMonkey]

red glow said:

Hi guys,What the score on these Trickle charger things(notice how im trying to fit in, with words like "score&quotLYNN

I'd recommend one of these



http://www.accumate.co.uk/

Edited by GasMonkey on Friday 21st March 17:39

[Big Al.]

Depends if you ain't going to drive it frequently i.e a couple of time a week? Or if your going to leave it for more that a couple of weeks without use.

[bam50]

If you think that there's a possibility that there will be a period of time when the car won't be used, that is long enough to flatten (ruin, in my case) the battery, then I'd say it's well worth it. This will turn out to be cheaper and less frustrating/angry and inconvenient. Believe me, in this instance prevention is far better than the cure. HTH

[cerby54]

and me.

[combine]

All Tvr's with an alarm need one or its tears !

[Simpo Two]

It's a conditioner, not a trickle charger.

[RichB]

I expect so, I've got 3 of the things, can't have enough of them

[siobe]

I've got two of these chargers, one as posted and an Optimate, for the Tiv and an MG. Park up in the garage, plug in the charger and forget it, alarmed or not. Months, or almost anytime later you want to use the car it will start (unless something else has gone wrong I suppose). Both cars don't have the easiest batteries to get at so 100% good idea. Kim.

[red glow]

Thanks.Due to adverse weather conditions,it looks like im going to have to invest in one!

[petclub]

Both mine are on them, I keep meaning to get one for the bike too. I got on OK with a solar charger with my last cerb, but they're not very effective.

[532ed]

Accumates are great for keeping your battery at it's peak charging rate i bought a couple from www.monzacarcare.com here's a link to them. Plus they offer free delivery

http://www.monzacarcare.com/products/?category_id=...

[Andy Graham]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automatic-Battery-Charger-Co...

Been using one of these for the last 6 months or so, works well.....no more flat battery worries

[S7Paul]

I recently bought an Accumate from these people (cheapest I could find):-

http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/departments/department...

I also bought the wall bracket, extension lead & cigarette lighter adaptor, so I just leave it plugged in with the window down a few mm so that the wire doesn't get pinched.

[srebbe64]

I've got a trickle charger which plugs into the cigarette lighter for my Griff. I probably only drive it once every two or three weeks so I deemed it a necessary piece of kit - which it is!

One tip though. If you do buy one, remember to unplug it before your drive off! Trust me when I say that it has the potential, when the wire becomes tight, to remove itself from the cigarette charger and hit you in the face very hard!

[HiAsAKite]

srebbe64 said:

I've got a trickle charger which plugs into the cigarette lighter for my Griff. I probably only drive it once every two or three weeks so I deemed it a necessary piece of kit - which it is!

One tip though. If you do buy one, remember to unplug it before your drive off! Trust me when I say that it has the potential, when the wire becomes tight, to remove itself from the cigarette charger and hit you in the face very hard!

Which trickle charger do you have/ can you get that plug into the cig lighter?

Am also thinking of getting one but would rather not have to go via the battery compartment.. cig lighter seams the way to go..

[srebbe64]

HiAsAKite said:

srebbe64 said:

I've got a trickle charger which plugs into the cigarette lighter for my Griff. I probably only drive it once every two or three weeks so I deemed it a necessary piece of kit - which it is!

One tip though. If you do buy one, remember to unplug it before your drive off! Trust me when I say that it has the potential, when the wire becomes tight, to remove itself from the cigarette charger and hit you in the face very hard!

Which trickle charger do you have/ can you get that plug into the cig lighter?

Am also thinking of getting one but would rather not have to go via the battery compartment.. cig lighter seams the way to go..

Yes Accumate do one for cig lighters, which is what I've got. A most excellent product. The cig lighter needs to work when the ignition's not on - which it does on Griffs.

[HiAsAKite]

Ok- will check that, mines a '95 chim, but I've only had it a couple of weeks so don't actually know whether the cig lighter is live without the ignition on... (or - come to think of it- it works at all?)

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Simpo Two said:

It's a conditioner, not a trickle charger.

Ain't that wot you put on your head?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

HiAsAKite said:

Ok- will check that, mines a '95 chim, but I've only had it a couple of weeks so don't actually know whether the cig lighter is live without the ignition on... (or - come to think of it- it works at all?)

If it's standard, it's live without ignition on.