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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 911 / April 2005

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flat battery ?

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Jan  Mikkelsen - 16 Apr 2005 15:20 GMT
Have a 1997 Targa (40K miles)  where the battery gets drained if it sits
more than 2 weeks. I put a new battery in it in February and that's now
flat. Hadn't had a chance to drive the car more than once every 2-3 weeks.
I have the original Porsche radio/cassette + a Porsche cd changer. I
suspect these for the draining but not sure. Anybody with similar problems ?
Weekend Guru - 18 Apr 2005 17:19 GMT
Even new car batteries like to be used more than every 2 weeks for short
periods.  Also, you may be in a cold climate...which wouldn't help the
situation.

Best solution I found was to install one of the very small "microprocessor"
controlled "trickle chargers" that sense when the battery voltage drops a
certain amount and automatically turn on and bring it back to full charge.
These are about the size of a notebook PC power converter (small, squarish)
and the last one I used I simply wire tied to the side of the battery,
inserted the leads into the battery poles, and it had its own "AC plug".
When I parked the beast, I simply opened the front hood and plugged in an
extension cord.  Worked perfectly for over 3 years.

Porsche also sells one that fits in the cigarette lighter plug...and I
understand it works, but it's (of course) Porsche priced.

Regards from Texas!

> Have a 1997 Targa (40K miles)  where the battery gets drained if it sits
> more than 2 weeks. I put a new battery in it in February and that's now
> flat. Hadn't had a chance to drive the car more than once every 2-3 weeks.
> I have the original Porsche radio/cassette + a Porsche cd changer. I
> suspect these for the draining but not sure. Anybody with similar problems
> ?
In the Dog House - 20 Apr 2005 15:00 GMT
Go to the dollar store or some discount retailer for a cigarette lighter
charger.  I have 5 year old batteries in my 73 911 E that start just fine.
The charger only puts out 200mA and does the trick.  It was only a few
dollars at Wal Mart  7 years ago. and still works fine.  Much cheaper than
two $80 batteries every year or so.

> Even new car batteries like to be used more than every 2 weeks for short
> periods.  Also, you may be in a cold climate...which wouldn't help the
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>> suspect these for the draining but not sure. Anybody with similar
>> problems ?
 
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