by "Eisboch" <rce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 13, 2008 at 01:33 PM
"Magnate" <no.thanks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:djq385-ffa.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> My 1985 Carrera 3.2 sits in a garage most of the time. I don't drive her
> often enough, and in return she's murdering batteries. >
> Does anybody have a solution? I can't drive her more often, much as I'd
> love to. Do I need a special monster battery that's proof against being
> left alone for weeks at a time (like a boat battery or something)? Do I
> need to do something else to make sure there is no load on the battery
> when she's in the garage (in addition to the cut-out)? Or do I just need
> to take the battery out and bring it home and charge it up in between
> every outing (very, very tedious) ...
>
> Any tips from other infrequent drivers gratefully received ...
>
> CC
My '02 996 TT sits in a slightly heated garage from October to April. I
use
an inexpensive battery "maintainer", plugged into the cigarette lighter.
Keeps the battery up without overcharging.
Word of warning though... Don't confuse an old fa****oned "trickle
charger"
with a modern "smart" battery charger/maintainer such as the one I use.
A
trickle charger *can* cook a battery over time or cause sulfates to
develop
on the plates. A "smart" charger/maintainer is designed not to do this
and
can be left on indefinitely.
Eisboch
