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Hello. I have searched with no avail! I live in Minnesota and I am storing my Evo in my garage that has no heat this winter. I would like to get a trickle/maintaining battery charger specifically for this application. I know I should take the battery out and store it in a heated area.....but I want the ability to take her out for a rip every now and again when there is no salt/snow or sand on the road. Thus my thoughts on a battery tender. I do have a new Shurukin mini battery currently in the car. Do the mini batteries take a different charger? Or a simple 12v charger will do? Or do they need a 6v charger? I will post a couple links to what I am looking at. All input is much appreciated and welcome! Thanks in advance, Rick....... also this is a dry cell battery I believe.

http://www.batterytender.com/battery...-at-0-75a.html

http://batterytender.com/automotive/...-at-1-25a.html

Kracka

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Use any 12v battery charger you want.

Bobster22388

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Any trickle charger as long as it is 12V. Just because the battery is smaller physically doesn't mean that the voltage will be any different. I wouldn't think that the cold would affect the trickle charger as long as it isn't a cheap one. Either one of those that you picked I would think should work for your application

revvin9k

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I use th Schumacher battery tender. I use it every day when I park my Evo in the garage. It will automatically shut off when your battery is fully charged.

Cost me all of $28 at Vatozone.

nothere

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the little battery tenders are neat as heck.

mine came with a spare battery charger harness, and a harness I have permanently attached to my car battery. It has a lead so I can plug it in to the charger remotely.

so, do it.

Blue Evo 8

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Do you need to disconnect the terminals while the battery is mounted in the car before you hook up the battery tender?

smp3000

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I had an issue with my mini battery in the winters here in KC. If the car ever sat outside when it was below 20 or so for more than a few hours it wouldn't start.

I have since relocated a full size to the trunk and it works much much better. Last week it sat overnight outside in sub zero conditions and started right up the next morning.

gamebred26

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fyi ebay has them for $26 and change shipped...

revvin9k

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No, just use the supplied alligator clip connection and the LED on the unit will be orange when charging, then green when she is fully charged.

They also supply you a connector that you can mount onto the battery and it stays there all the time, all you do is plug the other side of into it and you're off. I tucked my bay and did not want the eye sore.


I have been contemplating a full size in the trunk after having replaced two AMS batteries in sub zero temps. After using the trickle charger this year, I have not had any issues what so ever. I just plug her in when I get home and she is good to go.

4g63smokinall4s

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Just bought one off ebay.. 12v automatic for 14.69 SHIPPED priority shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Autom...item518ea18202