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Jan 25, 2013 | 03:39 AM

darnell moore

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Battery Charging

I was reading the Bentley Manual and it said do not use a conventional battery charger. Can anyone give me information on this.

Jan 25, 2013 | 05:24 AM

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What does it (Bentley manual) recommend for charging the battery?

Jan 25, 2013 | 06:54 AM

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Perhaps ???, they are questioning using a full charge which could fry some electronics versus using a charger with a 2A trickle charge?? Just a guess.
Surprisingly, my dealer uses the same charger I have to re-charge the batteries on the showroom floor.
It has a 100A quick start, 15A regular charge and a 2A trickle charge.

Jan 26, 2013 | 07:36 AM

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Battery Charging

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What does it (Bentley manual) recommend for charging the battery?

the Bentley Manual says use a vehicle power supply instead of a battery charger.

Jan 26, 2013 | 09:44 AM

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As far as I know, all the people I know including mechanics use trickle charger for charging automotive batteries. I am not sure why Bentley manual advises against that...