Alan Clark Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Can I trickle charge the battery through the Cig lighter without causing damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative bluenose Posted April 21, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted April 21, 2020 Probably, if it's connected directly to the battery, just check the wiring. You should have some smaller wires connected to the battery trace them back or disconnect one and see if the cig lighter socket stops working, or use a meter. Normally the wiring has an in line fuse.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Clark Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Wow, that was fast, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7 VCT Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Save removal of bonnet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7 VCT Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Save removal of bonnet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7 VCT Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Save removal of bonnet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thats how I charge mine - its the only thing live when the kill switch is thrown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulf 1 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Shouldn't the kill switch kill everything ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted April 22, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted April 22, 2020 The wiring on my car is such that the isolator switch does kill the connection between "cigarette" socket and the battery. Please use a modern battery conditioner (such as Optimate or CTEK) not a traditional trickle charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 If you have a non sealed battery, remember to check and top up the cells on a regular basis, learnt that lesson the expensive new battery way.....very easy to forget when you leave the bonnet on and trickle charge through the cigarette socket..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Re #9:The wiring on my car is such that the isolator switch does kill the connection between "cigarette" socket and the battery. Do you have any parasitic drains, such as an immobiliser? If so, does your conditioner cope ok?I ask as I deliberately wired in my socket to be always live, even though that undermines somewhat the purpose of my FIA switch. (I use an Accumate.)JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted April 22, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted April 22, 2020 JV. Thank you for your concern.This is the Crossflow, so parasitic load/drain isn't an issue.OTOH:- with the 21 (K Series and Emerald formerly MEMS & 5AS) parasitic drain was a major issue (1 week or 10 days from blat to unable to start) so I put a circuit break across the earth to battery. Problem solved (this is more than a decade ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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