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Trickle charger
| 02-23-2014, 01:35 PM | #1 |
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Trickle charger
Looking to get a charger just to top her off and to monitor thee charge levels since I've been getting those discharge warning messages but the dealer didn't find anything (they'd stopped then came back).
Anyone have recommendations and is there's something special I need to look for with our battery? Stopped by autozone and the guy didn't know and was hesitant on recommending anything. Actually he told me to google it to be safe  |
| 02-23-2014, 01:45 PM | #2 |
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Think BMW sell them, but its a BMW price to go with it, but I've heard its a CTEK Charger with a BMW sticker
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| 02-23-2014, 02:01 PM | #3 |
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The BMW charger is a rebranded Deltran. I've had the BMW one for a year now and charge the car once a week in the winter when it is seldom used. Never had any issues.
It is easy to hook up and use. There is a red positive connection in the BMW's engine compartment and a negative post to connect the battery charger to. The BMW battery is an AGM type in the trunk so you should ensure that your battery charger is compatible ie it should be an electronic battery charger capable of figuring out what charge the battery is at and modify its charging accordingly. |
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| 02-23-2014, 02:04 PM | #4 |
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Get one from Deltran (Battery Tender). They make the BMW one, but under their brand, it's a whole lot cheaper.
I see you beat me to it....^^^
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