Battery maintenance charging
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Battery maintenance charging
Folks ~ I have an auto battery maintenance charger that will charge/maintain all 12V SLA (Wet, MF, GEL and VRLA), 12V AGM (Flooded and EFB), LiON (12V LiFePO4) batteries;
Once battery cover is fitted to the S Type it restricts easy terminal access, My preferred charging would be via the underbonnet/hood accessory socket.
Is there any good reason why this would not be sensible? Advice gratefully accepted.
Once battery cover is fitted to the S Type it restricts easy terminal access, My preferred charging would be via the underbonnet/hood accessory socket.
Is there any good reason why this would not be sensible? Advice gratefully accepted.
Last edited by Glyn M Ruck; 10-01-2018 at 03:47 PM.
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Looks like a perfectly good solution, the only obvious comment is to ensure that the charger cannot supply more than the current that these terminals can carry, fit an inline fuse between the socket and the battery just for safety, and I would chuck in a diode just to ensure incorrect polarity connection is avoided (just in case someone else thinks they can jump start the car from there)
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Thanks ~ as I will be the only one touching the car & the plug pins are different diameter I intend butchering the clamp lead & installing a permanent plug (I have spares. Charger is only 4 amp max.) Charger auto senses reverse polarity.
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The standard Lucas finish is the wrinkle as I have shown. Both black & yellow (that yellow one is NOS but aged ~ never fitted ~ certainly not brass). The yellow deteriorates to a light cream with engine compartment exposure. The primrose yellow is correct for some models like 420 below (that started as primrose yellow & has faded). They were also fitted by AC Cars to the Cobra, Ace etc. in black & other makes. Rover had their own but similar.
This is the finish under the paint.
This is the finish under the paint.
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