Trickle Charger AC Cord???

[markab986]

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?

I have the more expensive one...I am not a battery expert

But if you google chargers, you will find one like the expensive one Porsche sells for about half the price but doesn't come with the cigarette lighter adapter. I quickly scanned the pages, but here are the highlights.

A few of the main reasons are...paraphrasing

Won't overcharge the battery, no matter what construction it is, wet, gel, etc
It's safe to use indoors, because it won't let the battery outgas, and won't cause damage to interiors.
Has a voltage and amp regulator to "soften out" the voltage "ripples" so that vehicle electronics don't get fried or weakened
Keeps the battery from sulfating

etc.

[rick3000]

If you want a cheap battery maintainer, Harbor Frieght sells maintainers for $8. My sister uses one on her Mini Cooper and t works great. And if you want the cigarette lighter funcionality, go to Radio Shack and wire a cigarette lighter on the end instead of the clip.
It will cost like $15 to do, I actually might do this.
Another thing for my list!