Battery Testing and Trickle Charging

You can trickle charge using the front. For the negative, use the strut bolt. That’s right next to the fuse box

 

And yes, the Noco Genius 5 will be perfectly fine for both Prii.

 

I support trickle charging (and jumping) through the front.

It will be slower, but it will work.

 

Slower than what? Charging directly on the battery?

 

Slower than what?

trickled my 07 from the front for years and years.

But the 12 V is not the problem. You let the 07 sit it will kill the hybrid battery not so much for the 2015.

Plenty of idiots out there that will still buy a G2.

Get. Rid. Of. It.

Read all the posts here about all the dead hybrid battery’s on a G2. It’s not if it’s when. And when is always at the worst possible time.

 

Well since nobody else said it..............

A smart, tender type charger is NOT a "trickle" charger.
A trickle charger is a specific kind of dumb charger that will keep charging the battery whether it needs it or not and can do some damage over long periods of time.
Referring to a smart charger as a trickle charger really is giving out bad information.

Then......the max. capacity of a smart charger is really not important since it will adjust down to the charging rate that is needed at the time.

 

Yes. 1% slower, 10%, I don’t know but there is SOME added resistance when you’re charging the battery remotely like that. This is not a reason not to do it, but just seems useful to acknowledge that.

 

While that sounds logical it really is NOT true because the difference is so small.

 

Noco Genius is fine, its a smart charger, adjusts automatically. Pic shows attachment points for charger. Ring terminal connections on each vehicle allows you to move the charger between both vehicles.

Noco Ring Terminals for Genius 5 are $7.48 each, reg $19.95 Amazon

 

Whaa, Ed having a bad day?