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thomschoon · 01-24-2007, 04:48 PM

I leave mine plugged in two weeks out of the month using a 1-2 amp Black & decker maintainer from Walmart (cost $17). It pretty much charges for a day at 1 amp to make up for the clock & alarm, after 7 days the locking system is suppose to shutdown to save the battery so there really shouldnt be much charging at that point.

The other thing is that many folks have someone start their car and let it idle, that is always debated as does it do more harm then good as the oil never warms up enough to drive out the moisture and you could be getting more fuel dilution from a cold start, just wondering what folks think

01-24-2007, 04:48 PM	#34
thomschoon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philly, Niefern DE Posts: 119	I leave mine plugged in two weeks out of the month using a 1-2 amp Black & decker maintainer from Walmart (cost $17). It pretty much charges for a day at 1 amp to make up for the clock & alarm, after 7 days the locking system is suppose to shutdown to save the battery so there really shouldnt be much charging at that point. The other thing is that many folks have someone start their car and let it idle, that is always debated as does it do more harm then good as the oil never warms up enough to drive out the moisture and you could be getting more fuel dilution from a cold start, just wondering what folks think __________________ Thom '81 911 SC ROW = The Money Pit '02 Boxster S = Daily Driver Last edited by thomschoon; 01-24-2007 at 04:51 PM.