Battery

grubmans · 04-05-2007, 12:26 PM

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I bought 2 battery tenders for 2 of my vehicles. They keep a battery] 12 volts or so and only put a trickle charge in when the voltage drops to around 10 volts. I used to get dead batteries in my motorcycle and yard tractor, but not since I put battery tenders on both. They are well worth the $40 I paid for each one. No more dead or low batteries.
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Hi Walker -
Thanks for the information. I've never used a battery tender. How do you attach it to a Prius?

David Beale · 04-05-2007, 04:07 PM

You can put it right in the battery compartment with the 12V battery - it's tiny. You will have to run a 120VAC cord from there to an accessible place so you can plug it in. It's a very nice addition to a Prius. No worries about the 12V battery. Of course, you have to park where you can plug it in. Not a problem here in the "great white north" as most parking places have plugins for block heaters.

**Tideland Prius** · 04-05-2007, 04:23 PM

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You can put it right in the battery compartment with the 12V battery - it's tiny. You will have to run a 120VAC cord from there to an accessible place so you can plug it in. It's a very nice addition to a Prius. No worries about the 12V battery. Of course, you have to park where you can plug it in. Not a problem here in the "great white north" as most parking places have plugins for block heaters.
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Not in the Lower Mainland lol

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Hi Tideland: Thanks for the reply. I asked two questions. Which question were you answering? (1) Is it normal for the battery to discharge down to two purple bars after two days of nonuse? (BTW, the battery was at 6 purple bars when I turned off the car). Or (2) Will the battery be dead if I leave the car for two weeks? Thanks for the advice about turning off the inside lights.
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The answers were in order. The first one was referring to (1) and the second sentence to (2).

It is not normal for it to lose 4 bars in 2 days.

David Beale · 04-05-2007, 04:25 PM

Yet!
When we take over the world with our hybrid vehicles, demand for block heater plug-ins will force their installation.

We MUST maximize our mileage.

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04-05-2007, 04:07 PM	#12
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,551 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	You can put it right in the battery compartment with the 12V battery - it's tiny. You will have to run a 120VAC cord from there to an accessible place so you can plug it in. It's a very nice addition to a Prius. No worries about the 12V battery. Of course, you have to park where you can plug it in. Not a problem here in the "great white north" as most parking places have plugins for block heaters.

04-05-2007, 04:25 PM	#14
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,551 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yet! When we take over the world with our hybrid vehicles, demand for block heater plug-ins will force their installation. We MUST maximize our mileage.