3 Responses to “Battery charger”

1. admin says:

   September 6, 2010 at 4:23 pm

   Autozone has a good century that is portable and pretty much universal,
   it will do 6V and 12V deep cycle and normal as well as 2A automatic
   (best feature) and a 15a quick charge (not recommended for a small
   battery) as well as a 100a kick start. I don’t remember what i paid but
   it was reasonable and century unlike much of the autozone junk makes a
   quality product (welders etc..). I have seen them dropped, run over,
   submeerged, you name it and still work forever.
   

   "Michael N. Rubino" wrote:
   > Hi all,

   > Can anyone recommend a good battery charger and a place where I can
   > order it?

   > The battery page on Miata.net mentions the WestCo EZ-12R but I don’t
   > see it on the WestCo page.  I’ve found some on the various Miata
   > vendor pages but I’m not sure exactly who makes them or which one is
   > best.

   > Also, does the battery need to be disconnected during charging?

   > Thanks,
   > – Mike

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2. admin says:

   September 6, 2010 at 4:23 pm

   Mike –
   

   Pep Boys (and I imagine all other big box stores) sell a product called a
   ‘Battery Tender’ for about $55.

   This unit charges and maintains a battery.  A trickle charger isn’t good for
   a battery, as it only charges and charges and charges.  This unit has some
   brains, and charges the battery to 100%, then allows it to discharge
   normally to about 85%, and recharges again.  This, you don’t get the
   problems.  These problems may not be as notable in a gel battery like ours,
   as opposed to a lead acid battery.

   I use it, and leave the car plugged in when I’m not driving it regularly.

   I highly recommend it.

   Peter
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   > Hi all,
   

   > Can anyone recommend a good battery charger and a place where I can
   > order it?

   > The battery page on Miata.net mentions the WestCo EZ-12R but I don’t
   > see it on the WestCo page.  I’ve found some on the various Miata
   > vendor pages but I’m not sure exactly who makes them or which one is
   > best.

   > Also, does the battery need to be disconnected during charging?

   > Thanks,
   > – Mike
3. admin says:

   September 6, 2010 at 4:23 pm

   I second the Battery Tender…at Pep Boys and any Harley shop….Mike