Novice question! I've never owned or operated a battery charger before. Does it just hook onto the battery, or can it be hooked up to the terminals in the engine compartment too? I think my D has a draw where the battery dies if the car isn't started and run every 4 days or so, and until I get the chance to have it looked at, I'm thinking of buying a charger just incase. Thanks! Tony, vin 2586 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Hervey" <john@...> wrote: > > Aaron, Batteries like a long slow charge to get maximum results. If I have > time I use a small 6 to 10 amp charger that drops down to float in about > less than 8 hours or less. I have at $39.95. If in the shop we need to start > a car quickly or we only have 2 to 3 hours to top off the battery then we > roll out the faster charger like you mention below. I don't sell these. And > if we just want to keep it active while in storage I use a float charge > which I sell at $9.95. No matter which way you go, batteries like best the > slower charge. > As far as your hot start problem, That could be the accumulator or a loss of > fuel pressure thru the fuel pump check valve or other fuel related items. Be > careful of buying accumulators that are NOS. They won't last due to the > rubber diaphragm. There a pain to change only to have to do it every 2 to 3 > years with the cheap NOS ones. > Call if I can help. > John Hervey > www.specialtauto.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Aaron Crocco > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:58 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Battery Chargers > > Hey all, > > Even though the winter here in NY has been extremely mild, I have > 'winterized' my delorean. While only owning my car for a couple of > years, I am now very exposed to the pitfalls of the battery not being > used frequently. I'd say this was the year of the jump start for > me. Well I think one season is enough and I've decided to find a > suitable car charger that I can use when the spring comes around. > > I have an Exide battery from PJ Grady's. I don't know anything about > batteries except that. I was checking out Amazon and saw one that is > a good seller and got good reviews. It is the Schumacher SSC-1000A > charger. It looks good and isn't expensive at $49.99. I'd like to > know what you guys think and if this isn't good, please post an > alternative. > > Any help you guys can give, would be much appreciated. Once I have > this down, I can focus on the potential hot start problem I > encountered late this year. > > Thanks! > > -Aaron Crocco > Vin 5591 > NY Plate: OUTATYM > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/