Markm Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 When the battery is disconnected to a caterham fopr a long period of time, does it affect anything on the car. I have disconnectred my battery and connected it to a battery conditioner, which is wha the instructions for the conditioner recommend. But when reconnected to the car say after 3 months, does anybody know if I will encounter any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 shouldn't do. although a 3 month lay-up isn't ideal no problems should be battery related. HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Mark There's no reason to disconnect the battery from the car if your're using a battery conditioner. What a lot of us do is to cut off the croc clips that most battery conditioners come with and wire in an appropriate connector under the dash, with its corresponding mating connector on the conditioner, to which the battery conditioner can be plugged into anytime very easily. My 7 is always left permanently with a conditioner on it when not in use. You can leave a battery conditioner on 365 days a year and you will do no harm (assuming it IS a battery conditioner, ie: a charger which is delivering approx 100mA to 150mA). The advantage is that any "always on" equipment like the immobiliser or a clock will be powered too. Remember that when the battery receives its main charge (from the alternator) the battery is definitely IN the car!! Taking the battery off the car to charge it won't actually do any harm (other than the hassle and the risk of dropping it) but you will need to reset the immobiliser (if you have one) when you reconnect. Chris 2003 1.8K SV 140hp see it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I'm thinking of getting a solar charger and leaving it there permanantly.... HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hoopy Maplin do one at about £50 which is appropriate. Chris 2003 1.8K SV 140hp see it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 i saw it for about half that price - maybe it was a special offer... HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix.klauser Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 here's one for £22.99. Maplin has one for £14.99; go to www.maplin.co.uk and search for item N44AJ. Not sure if either of these will actually shut off if no charging is required or perhaps their input is too low to need that. Edited by - felix.klauser on 19 Aug 2003 11:05:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normalbloke.29 Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Try the Optimate. Have had one for years and have always connected it to the bikes i've had previously.Never had any issues with it, and am now using it on the Caterham. This unit will even re-charge totally flat batteries, and recover sulphated batteries.Usually retails around the 4o quid mark, but come with all the gubbins to hard wire the adapter to your vehicle, and croc clips. It really is a plug and forget unit. Any decent bike shop worth it's salt should have them in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarty Blat Fast Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Or indeed the highly popular Airflow battery conditioner. Absolutely no hitchhikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix.klauser Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Race Technology has one as well here for a bit less money. I've used one for a couple of years with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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