Can dead battery be charged from fuse box at 2 amps. ?

[Jager]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

No. The dead battery cannot be recharged this way, the current requirements are way too high.

How much power does the Boxster use while turned-off, parked, and the doors closed?

Maybe with all the fuses pulled-out, and some patience, the battery could be charged over a few days (if the battery is in good shape). If it's a completely dead battery, and beyond half it's life, chances are poor.

[Pdwight]

But to get the hood open I used a phillips screwdriver with tape on the side and connected the ground lead to the door latch and it gave enough power to open the hood and then it was a simple task to connect the charger directly to the battery

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

But to get the hood open I used a phillips screwdriver with tape on the side and connected the ground lead to the door latch and it gave enough power to open the hood and then it was a simple task to connect the charger directly to the battery

Yeah but his hood latch is broke. He has been trying to get it open for a few days.

[Pdwight]

Sorry , did not know that...how about the wire release tucked around the bumper somewhere (seems to be in different places)

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Jager

How much power does the Boxster use while turned-off, parked, and the doors closed?

Maybe with all the fuses pulled-out, and some patience, the battery could be charged over a few days (if the battery is in good shape). If it's a completely dead battery, and beyond half it's life, chances are poor.

40-60 mA. The problem is that a dead battery pulls a lot of current (read amps) to come up; the under dash wiring is not designed to handle that kind of load.

[Luckyed]

Instead of charging the battery via the fuse box, why not charge through the cigarette lighter?

[Pdwight]

If the battery is in good condition and the plates have not sulfated it could be done. As said if the battery is in good condition and the internal resistance is not bad you could trickle feed it 1 amp but it might take 100 + hours to charge given losses to internal resistance and condition of the battery.