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| Halfnelson |
 Jun 9 2025, 11:09 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 31-July 17 From: Cornwall Member No.: 21,303 Region Association: England  |
Quick question - if I'm going to either trickle charge or charge the battery in-situ, should I disconnect the battery leads first. Don't want to damage anything during the charge process.
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| Geezer914 |
Jun 9 2025, 11:23 AM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,982 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States 
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Yes, disconnect the battery cable leads to isolate the battery.
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| Halfnelson |
Jun 10 2025, 01:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 31-July 17 From: Cornwall Member No.: 21,303 Region Association: England |
Thanks Geezer914
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 10 2025, 05:12 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,175 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Just the ground is good enough.
--DD |
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| Steve |
Jun 12 2025, 09:54 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,880 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Laguna Niguel, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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I never removed anything with my trickle charger and never had a problem, but I did this with my stock 3.2 and now my 3.6. What problems have you run into?
My v8 914 is also setup this way with no problems so far… Over 20 years connected this way… |
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| infraredcalvin |
Jun 12 2025, 12:21 PM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,647 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Steve @ Jun 12 2025, 08:54 AM)  I never removed anything with my trickle charger and never had a problem, but I did this with my stock 3.2 and now my 3.6. What problems have you run into? My v8 914 is also setup this way with no problems so far… Over 20 years connected this way… (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Some of the trickle chargers come with a quick connect that you 'permanently' wire to the battery leads, so you're not messing with the alligator clips popping off and grounding on something it shouldn't. makes storage and trickle charging easy... |
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| Steve |
Jun 12 2025, 12:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,880 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Laguna Niguel, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(infraredcalvin @ Jun 12 2025, 11:21 AM) QUOTE(Steve @ Jun 12 2025, 08:54 AM) I never removed anything with my trickle charger and never had a problem, but I did this with my stock 3.2 and now my 3.6. What problems have you run into? My v8 914 is also setup this way with no problems so far… Over 20 years connected this way… (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Some of the trickle chargers come with a quick connect that you 'permanently' wire to the battery leads, so you're not messing with the alligator clips popping off and grounding on something it shouldn't. makes storage and trickle charging easy... On one of my cars i rewired the cigarette lighter directly to the battery. I plug in the trickle charger there when the car is not in use. On my other 914 it has a plug on the battery. I plug it in when I know I will not be driving the car for awhile. |
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