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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...
If the car is going to sit then a BatteryMinder will keep the 12v charged up. I did not have the correct tools or an ideal workspace and it took...
The Batteryminder brand has that 'desulfation' function that puts out weird AC voltage into the battery. Quote: Patented full time pulse-type...
The Hella looks like a good one, but you will have to drill a mounting hole in the hatch space for it. You will see where the negative cable...
...battery switch: Automotive I figure I might as well get one if I'm going to periodically use the BatteryMinder to check and maintain the battery.
...in another post. So where do I connect the negative from the BatteryMinder? Is it okay to connect it to that metal ring outside the battery...
Disconnecting the ground is to play it safe as the pulsed desulfation function may disturb the Prius electronics. The ground is the negative lead...
...battery is? Can I test from there as well? Reading both BatteryMinder manual and car manual and it seems I connect to battery leaving...
...periodically plug in for a few hours to both desulfate the battery and safely charge it. See: Batteryminders Specials | BatteryMinders.com...
...constant 13.x volts over a 30 mile trip. Overnight use of a BatteryMINDer would get me about 7 miles of 14.x volts te next morning with the...
...I have such a maintainer installed at the 12V battery, a BatteryMINDer. I suspect that non use will not damage the traction battery as long as...
...keep any spare lead acid battery at a full charge (using a BatteryMinder is a good idea) or the lead plates will sulfate and the battery will...
...the negative lead to the car body and consider getting a BatteryMinder when storing your Prius. The HV battery is fully disconnected when a...
I bought a BatteryMinder (<$50) and have the pigtail cable "permanently" attached to the battery. This cable plugs into the cable that runs from...
...designed to maintain sealed AGM batteries. I have a BatteryMINDer brand unit permenently mounted to the battery on my 10 Prius. I plug it in to...
Last few questions. I think I'm going to order the 1012 AGM. How often do you charge your Prius battery and for how long? You just hook the...
