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Originally Posted by Pepemcgill
Hi everyone, why not disconnect the battery and trickle charge once a month (986 2002) versus battery maintainer full time?
Thx.
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The major reason for buying a quality maintainer rather than a cheap trickle charger is that the electronics in a good maintainer run a desulfurization step in the charge cycle, and then keep the battery in top condition by simply letting it do its job. We store cars for customers and use only Ctek units for this reason. And these cars sit on their maintainers for months on end without any problem. We have had cars sit like this for as much as 2 years with no ill effects.
The cheap trickle charger continuously cooks the battery, actually shortening its life. In maintainers, you get what you pay for, period.
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