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Hi
My late Dad's car (1996 Clio) sits in his garage and despite my best intentions to take it out for a run every few weeks to keep the battery charged I have resorted now to using a Silverline 634004 12 Volt Trickle Charger to help out. It claims a 12V and 500mA constant output. At the moment I have it on a timer to top up the battery for 15 mins every day. I am a little nervous about taking it off the timer and leaving it on all the time as I dont want to overcharge the battery (even though it claims to not overcharge). Has anyone any experience of using this trickle charger? Can anyone tell me if leaving it on for 15 mins/day would be adequate to keep it topped up assuming that it is healthy and fully charged to start with.
Cheers
My late Dad's car (1996 Clio) sits in his garage and despite my best intentions to take it out for a run every few weeks to keep the battery charged I have resorted now to using a Silverline 634004 12 Volt Trickle Charger to help out. It claims a 12V and 500mA constant output. At the moment I have it on a timer to top up the battery for 15 mins every day. I am a little nervous about taking it off the timer and leaving it on all the time as I dont want to overcharge the battery (even though it claims to not overcharge). Has anyone any experience of using this trickle charger? Can anyone tell me if leaving it on for 15 mins/day would be adequate to keep it topped up assuming that it is healthy and fully charged to start with.
Cheers