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Trickle charging

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by kraftwerk, Dec 19, 2007.

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  1. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

    May 12, 2007
    26,826
    England North West
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    Steve
    I have a 360, not had it long.
    I like to know if it is normal to have the battery on charge in the winter months whilst it is not being as used much.

    I had to charge it the other day as it had gone flat..I have had the battery checked and it was ok but left for 2 weeks it struggles to start is this normal.?

    PS Sorry if this has been thrashed to death on here as I havn't done a thread search..
     
  2. turbos7903

    turbos7903 F1 Rookie

    Mar 16, 2006
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    jon walton
    tickle charging on any car is a good idea over long periods of storage. Say as an examole 30 days. Especially for a 360 due to the location of the battery. If it goes dead it is diffucult to remove to charge it. NEVER JUMP START A 360!!!! You can short cicuit the dash lights and instruments and its a new dash for you. Lights are controlled by fiber optics and the fix is 10K USD. Ask me how I know!! Jon in Delaware
     
  3. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

    May 12, 2007
    26,826
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    Steve
    Cheers Jon
    Hell!!!:eek: I have jumped it twice....everything seems ok though its in the passenger footwell it is not the correct battery I dont think but it doesnt seem that hard to get out..anyway it is normal it for it to require a trickle charge though yeh..?
     
  4. mgtr1990

    mgtr1990 Formula 3

    Mar 30, 2005
    1,580
    Naples Florida
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    Martin Graham
    Get a Battery Tender from Deltran if you search Battery Tender lots of good threads and info
     
  5. mwhitesell

    mwhitesell Formula 3

    Sep 17, 2006
    1,083
    Atlanta
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    Mark
    Ferrari makes a tender as well. 140 USD (Thats almost free with the UK pounds conversion) at Ricambi. Works perfect for mine all winter.
     

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