charging battery on toad
I tow a Matrix and am wondering if it makes sense to use a battery charger to keep it charged along the way. It has to be set on ACC for it to be towed and the battery dies after a few days. I have ha...
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I have to start my toad around every 250 mile per owners manual.
Haven't had a dead battery in 6 years of traveling. Never could understand all the posts about dead batteries, running charger wires etc etc.
That is until the one time when I was I was close to my destination and blew off the 250 mile start. Arrived......with a dead toad battery. Didn't realize that my starts for the trans also charged the battery. :S
Sooo "I" know for a fact that if you start it for 5-10 minutes every 250 miles, when you stop to rest or fuel up, it keeps the battery charged! :B
I'm surprised at how many of you have toads that you do not have to start them to keep the trans oil cool. Baring the ones that have installed disconnects.
Haven't had a dead battery in 6 years of traveling. Never could understand all the posts about dead batteries, running charger wires etc etc.
That is until the one time when I was I was close to my destination and blew off the 250 mile start. Arrived......with a dead toad battery. Didn't realize that my starts for the trans also charged the battery. :S
Sooo "I" know for a fact that if you start it for 5-10 minutes every 250 miles, when you stop to rest or fuel up, it keeps the battery charged! :B
I'm surprised at how many of you have toads that you do not have to start them to keep the trans oil cool. Baring the ones that have installed disconnects.
