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Charging battery which is still connected
Will an automatic car battery charger trip out at the correct point
if the battery is left connected to the car? I don't want my charger to keep pumping current into my battery if it is fully charged in case my battery suffers some sort of damage! Thank you for any views. Lem ------------------- BACKGROUND ... A thread last September in the uk.rec.cars groups called "Need to disconnect battery before charging?" http://snipurl.com/chww seemed to generally conclude that it is alright to charge a car battery without disconnecting it first. My battery charger is rated, by the manufacturer, at 11 Amps. It is probably not 11 Amps but it is bigger than I need for my old Mazda 1400cc car. It cuts out automatically when the battery is charged and the cutout has an selector for sealed batteries and non- sealed batteries. I think (not sure) it works at no more than 14.4 volts. This is it http://snipurl.com/chwx. Is it ok to leave this charger connected until it trips out or will the trip point be delayed by the presence of the car's elctrics in the circuit? |
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