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Originally Posted by thomschoon
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
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Hi,
Starting the car to maintain the battery isn't the smartest thing. 75% of the wear an engine receives during it's lifetime comes from starting it. This is why high mileage
Highway cars have traditionally been more desireable than the one the little old lady drove 2 mi. to church on sunday.
The Highway car may be started once for every 100-200 mi. or more of driving while the little old lady starts her's 50-100 times to cover the same mileage. Starting the car unecessarily, or for few miles or to freshen the Battery is a bad thing. A low ratio of starts/miles is a good thing. This is why a maintainer can make sense, especially for a seldom driven car.. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99