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BatteryMinder 12248 - Personally recommended to charge AGM 12 volt battery in the Toyota Prius BatteryMINDer Battery Charger / Maintainer with...
Well.... I forgot to mention that I went out and checked it after it sat for a few hours and it measured 12.4v with a DVM across the battery...
Get a BatteryMinder 12248 like what I have. It is perfect for the Prius battery. Cost's a little more, but it is worth it in my opinion. Doesn't...
...down the harden sulfate on the plates. The beauty of the BatteryMinder is that it comes with a temperature sensor you can place on the battery...
There shouldn't be a need to charge a battery this new. I'm looking to get this defective unit replaced and go from there. My mom drives my 08,...
...but does the job. Cheaper ones out there by CTEK also. BatteryMinder12248 Here is a couple of links that shows the charger and gives you an...
...discharge, it may not shorten battery life much. I have a BatteryMINDer, sold by Northern tool company , permanently connected to the 12V...
Thanks Ron, very helpful information, as always.
...AGM battery as you are not "fully" charging the battery. BatteryMINDer Battery Charger / Maintainer with Desulfator — 12 Volt 2/4/8 Amp,...
My understanding is that the latest Optima Yellow Top is a direct drop in replacement which requires no modification. If you went with that, you...
...difference the terminal placement? Oh and did you see the batteryminder pulse unit I mentioned a few posts ago? The description said its not...
...agm, and flooded 12 volt batteries. Battery Minder is rather expensive also, but worth the money IMO Batteryminders Specials |...
...that greatly reduces the life of the battery. I have a BatteryMINDer brand charger / maintainer / desulfator directly wired to the 12V battery...
Thanks for the informative results and confirmation of the figures I have recorded. This gives extra data points from another vehicle other than...
...4A.) The next trip (the purple curve) was after leaving the BatteryMinder on overnight and the charging voltages went back to normal. (Just to...
Laziness LOL. I thought of it but then thought maybe turning the dome lights off was enough. Lesson learned. Another lesson learned was obviously...
Why didn't you connect the batteryminder to the car when it was sitting there? And sadly the battery is probably now toast.
Update: this evening it took less than 2 hrs for the BatteryMinder to enter "conditioning" mode - the battery seems to be back to "normal" now.
Just put the BatteryMinder on to leave it on overnight, even though in the past I haven't seen much change with 2~3 days of "conditioning"....
...but there is no substitute for knowing. I would also get a BatteryMinder to keep the new one charged up. Driving 20000 miles a year isn't...
