Smart battery chargers

Started by Morris Minor, April 29, 2020, 07:16:06 AM

Morris Minor

Do you guys have any opinions on these? The two-year-old battery in my sheltered-in-place G37 does not get much use. Plus, now I'm retired, there's no commute so it's no longer a daily driver.

I'm specifically looking at the MXS 5.0 touted in the video here.
https://smartercharger.com
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Eye of the Tiger

I disconnected Fiesta's battery for a few months at a time over a period of a year. I just periodically hooked it up and ran it for 30 min. It is perfectly fine.

There is nothing wrong with trickle charging, though.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Morris Minor on April 29, 2020, 07:16:06 AM
Do you guys have any opinions on these? The two-year-old battery in my sheltered-in-place G37 does not get much use. Plus, now I'm retired, there's no commute so it's no longer a daily driver.

I'm specifically looking at the MXS 5.0 touted in the video here.
https://smartercharger.com



I think good old fashioned non-smart battery chargers are perfectly fine.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 29, 2020, 07:49:00 AM

I think good old fashioned non-smart battery chargers are perfectly fine.

But you can get a "smart" trickle charger on Amazon for like $20. I got a Black&Decker for $12.
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giant_mtb

Yeah I don't see the need to spend $100+ on a trickle charger.

CaminoRacer

The Optima ones can bring a dead battery back to life pretty well, but for normal trickle charging it's not necessary.

I'd just go for a Sunday drive.
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