Anything Wrong With Trickle Chargers?

[aslowdodge]

Originally Posted by Katana49

The Ferrari chargers are rebranded CTEK models.


https://www.ricambiamerica.com/95998...ry-tender.html


Same as this, but a 12v version of it.


https://smartercharger.com/collectio...ctek-uc-800-6v

That looks nothing like the charger it came with. You probably are looking at a later year one. Mine looks like it came out of the 70's. Much bigger and heavier. Best thing about it was the nice leather case it came in.

[aslowdodge]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

Can't imagine why you just offhand don't trust the factory BT on this (excellent, BTW) car. You can prove to yourself if it's working or not just by putting a voltmeter on the battery. If it's charging, you will see (slightly) higher voltage when it's charging.

It's not the charger, it that the connectors wear out when plugging and unplugging.

[don1945]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Car is a 1986 Mercedes 560SL, which has a very large battery, and I'd like to get a trickle charger for it. Any reason why I shouldn't? Any tips as to what kind to get? Do I need one specific to my battery size or will any type work on any auto battery? Thanks.

I have some collector cars that I rarely drive, and I keep each one of them on a battery tender type trickle charger. They keep just enough current going in to compensate for the drain each battery experiences from sitting. They work great.