Battery Maintainer

[Guest]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent battery maintainer for my 993 for when she goes to bed for the winter (subject to very bad weather) One that plugs into the cig lighter would be good

Thanks

Pete
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993 C2 94 Man

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: 964driver

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent battery maintainer for my 993 for when she goes to bed for the winter (subject to very bad weather) One that plugs into the cig lighter would be good

OPC's do 2 versions One is a battery conditioner only which basically holds the charge as is £69.00 and the other charges battery and then maintains condiition when fully charged up for £84.00

 

[thboxster]

I use a Draper Power Master (19.99) from Halfords and works perfectly. The only difference is that it connects directly to the battery not via a lighter socket. I prefer it that way so that the cockpit of the car is sealed, rather than having a window ajar or interfering with the door seal.

 

[algray]

I use the CTEK battery charger, I bought it from Hamilton Classic I have been using it for over two years with no problems. see links

http://www.ctek.com/index2.asp

http://www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/ProductInformation/BatteryCareCTEK.htm

 

[Melv]

Airflow CS -about £35.

 

[38F3E1]

I have been using a Halfords combined charger and maintainer for over two years now and it has worked faultlessly. It was 29 quid. Connects directly to the battery but I agree that if the car is kept in a garage it is better than one that plugs into a lighter.

The OPCs and people that advertise in the mags seem to think if you have a Porsche you need an expensive maintainer. Rubbish of course.

Ian.

 

[cbonetti]

I use an optimate (circa £40) plugged direct to the battery.
On the 993 the cigarette lighter is not permanently live, so if you want to charge via the lighter it will need to be re-wired.
If you push down the bonnet release lever then the light will not stay on whilst charging - just have to remember to pull the release lever before trying to shut the lid when you want to go for a spin.

 

[Guest]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the replies and so quick does nobody go to work[][][][] anyway its off the halfords I guess

Cheers

Pete
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993 C2 Midnight Blue (94) with gears!

"Your cleverer than you look...better than looking cleverer than you are"

 

[Guest]

I use an optimate

The instructions for my Optimate say it's only good for batteries upto 32 Amp Hours. Fine for my motorbike and MGB,but I would guess a993 has something rather more substancial (don't get my 993 until tomorrow so I can't tell you!!).

Cheers
Andy

 

[TRW40]

I had an optimate for my bike and now use it for my 993. It seems to work fine.

 

[davepaul993]

hi i got a draper see below its good for 3 or 4 weeks at a time when 993 all tucked up 4 a while !

http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/trueshopping/pages/moreinfoa.asp?pe=BEDJBGBQ_+Draper+12V+Battery+Master&cid=1762

cheeRS dave paul

 

[Guest]

algray

Do you have the CTEK XS 3600 rated for 1.2-120Ah?

I recently went to take my car out of the garage after a 4 week storage period and the battery was deader than a dodo! I've been using the CTEK XS 800 (rated for 1.2-32Ah) for a year without any problems, but the death of my battery and the need to replace it has highlighted the fact that I should be using a charger rated for 75Ah.
The battery was the original and had managed 11 years which I didn't think was too bad, so I'm not convinced that I actually need to change my battery conditioner.

Any suggestions?

 

[algray]

ORIGINAL: maybechild

algray

Do you have the CTEK XS 3600 rated for 1.2-120Ah?

I recently went to take my car out of the garage after a 4 week storage period and the battery was deader than a dodo! I've been using the CTEK XS 800 (rated for 1.2-32Ah) for a year without any problems, but the death of my battery and the need to replace it has highlighted the fact that I should be using a charger rated for 75Ah.
The battery was the original and had managed 11 years which I didn't think was too bad, so I'm not convinced that I actually need to change my battery conditioner.

Any suggestions?

Hi Maybechild

I have the CTEK XS800, which I have been using for over two years with no problems. My gad you actually got 11 years out of a battery thats amazing I can assure you that your battery died from old age(natural causes)[]. Thats got to be a record[].
I use to use the Draper Brand which I bought from Halfords which was is approx. £19 I did not like ( had to replace the battery)the fact there is no "auto off" when the battery is fully charged, Hence I looked for another brand CTEK which can be connected all year round without any worry as you know and the price is OK.

 

[38F3E1]

ORIGINAL: algray

... I use to use the Draper Brand which I bought from Halfords which was is approx. £19 I did not like ( had to replace the battery)the fact there is no "auto off" when the battery is fully charged.

There must be different ones as I have a Draper which looks after the battery on my Land Rover and that is a conditioner that turns off when the battery is fully charged and back on when it needs topping up.

Ian.

 

[algray]

Yes there must be, the one I was using did not have the Auto off function it was very basic. It just had one green light which only function, was tell you that the mains supply was on.