Battery chargers.
Maybe a question for Mex. Stone dead 12 volt battery on my Prius. Gone for a week and door ajar causing dome light to drain battery. Brought out 2 different battery chargers,neither one would put o...
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beemerphile1 wrote:LittleBill wrote:
smart chargers need to see a minimum amount of voltage to turn on. usually because its a bit dangerous to charge a 100% dead battery
^This
Parallel a good battery with the dead one. After the charger starts disconnect the good battery.
Even “smart” chargers will work IF it has the “engine start” or “booster” function.
I have several such chargers, in the “boost” mode they just put out a 14.5’ish volt full rated current regardless of battery voltage.
The best of both worlds.
