Trickle Charger AC Cord???

Originally Posted by dj1

I just bought the $63 Porsche charger. I thought i saw that Porsche makes a more expensive one. It seems like the cheaper one sends a constant(tho low) charge to the battery even after its fully charged, while better ones shut off till the battery calls for more juice. Now i'm a little nervous the cheaper one might damage the battery. Anyone know anything about this?

When the red light shuts off, it is done charging. That's my understanding. I use the less expensive Porsche charger too.

[Tool Pants]

The notch for a power cord is a notch in the rubber seal at the bottom of the door. At least that is the way it was on the 986.

[Frodo]

Quote:

"A related question: Last winter (the first winter that I had the Box), once a month or so I just hooked up a standard Sears trickle charger (that I've had for years) onto the battery terminals. I'd leave it on over night. Seemed to work fine.

Anyone know of any potential problems with that approach?"

Originally posted by Frodo

Hey, this guy's got a legitimate question. Doesn't anybody have an answer for him? C'mon, let's help him out if we can.

[blinkwatt]

The notch is on either door on any 986 and 996(at least c2).

I've used 2 Black & Decker trickle charger on both my 01' 986 S & 01' 996 C2 in the garage,both have done their job and cycle on & off as needed.

http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/batteries

No need to pay for the Porsche name on the charger,unless you want to,they both do the same thing.