[MR2] <MKIINA> Storage ready

[Kevin Parker]

We were at the PX today and they have a battery minder for only $20 AND it
comes with the two sets of cables that were described. I could put the ring
type ones on the bike and the clips on the car, that way, if Ginger needs to
drive the car, she can just take the clips off. I like it. I think I'll get
one. It surely can't hurt.

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Byron <autoxer at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The Battery Minder only has one main cable and connector emanating from the
> charger, so only one battery can be charged at a time. It's possible to
> connect multiple batteries of the same type together, but I wouldn't do it
> with dissimilar batteries. When I mentioned alternating the charging, I
> meant connecting the charger first to one battery and then the other.
>
> Byron
>
> felix at crowfix.com wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 09:52:00AM -0800, Byron wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Just don't use any old charger. Either a Battery Minder or Battery Tender
>>> will maintain your battery without overcharging it. Battery Minders come
>>> with two sets of leads, clips on one set and ring terminals on the other, so
>>> you could use one set on the car and the other on the bike. The leads have a
>>> connector on the end that plugs into the charger cable, so you (or your
>>> wife) could alternate the charging as required.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Is that going to work, putting two batteries on one charger?  If it
>> gets feedback from the battery to not overcharge, two different
>> batteries might just confuse the heck out of it.
>>
>> Unless it is intended to charge two batteries at once and that is why
>> they have two sets of leads.
>>
>>
>>
>
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