Re: [DML] Re: Hooking up a battery Charger

[Daryl Scott <daryl_scott32@xxxxxxxxx>]

The battery cut off switch is a great suggestions. I've used one for years as my car will sit for days or a couple of weeks without being driven. This tends to run batteries down. Even showing the car with LED light conversions in the doors, it's still a good idea to shut the power off.
 
As to the auto trans computer question, DMC Houston used to recommend pulling fuse 13 if you have to jump start a DMC12. Supposedly a voltage jolt from a jump could lead to the shift computer failure...
 

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 From: Harold <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 4:50 PM
Subject: [DML] Re: Hooking up a battery Charger
  

 
   
 
As long as the key is off, disconnecting the battery should not be necessary nor be a problem for the system. However, charging the battery in the car can be an issue I believe.

If the battery is conventional - not an Optima for example - it gives off fumes that can cause corrosion on all the electrical connectors directly above it in the fuse compartment and a problem inside the entire car if you close the doors. I would charge a conventional battery after I take it out of the car.

Harold McElraft - 3354

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "delorean_mac_mini" <boiling_frog@...> wrote:
>
> DMLers,
> 
> I find myself frequently hooking up a 12-volt battery charger to my DeLorean's battery behind the passenger's seat. 
> 
> I remember hearing a while back that you should disconnect the DeLorean's battery from the vehicle wiring harness before charging, using a quick-disconnect screw terminal for example. 
> 
> The reason was that leaving the car connected during charging risked damage to the transmission computer on the automatic cars.
> 
> Is this accurate, or is my memory fragmented?
> 
> -Ryan Brandys
> VIN 4190
>

   
      

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