Battery tender/charging recommendations
06-21-2013, 08:53 PM
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Battery tender/charging recommendations
As the title states I am interested in battery tender/charger advice and opinions. I will be leaving out of town for five weeks. In the past the individual I left my keys to never started the car once. Obviously I returned to a dead car. Recently I had an electrical outlet installed in my garage near the trunk of the S. What are your preferences or recommendations by brand or what have you?
06-21-2013, 11:35 PM
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'96 SL600, '05 S55 AMG, '06 C230
I have had wonderful sucess with a small battery maintainer by Schumacher (model SEM-1562)...
http://www.batterychargers.com/Produ...tName=94026717
Any unit used to maintain a battery should have as low an output current as possible. This one is only 1.5A max. The unit is readily available and affordable. The name, 'Speed Charge', is a bit misleading as this unit charges slowly - which is what you want.
Cheers,
Jeff
http://www.batterychargers.com/Produ...tName=94026717
Any unit used to maintain a battery should have as low an output current as possible. This one is only 1.5A max. The unit is readily available and affordable. The name, 'Speed Charge', is a bit misleading as this unit charges slowly - which is what you want.
Cheers,
Jeff
