[urq] Battery charger question

[Cody Forbes]

Many small chargers use a 12v bulb for the light in the ammeter. I'll give you one guess where the easiest place to get 12v is on a car battery charger ;-)

-Cody (mobile)

On Dec 21, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> One would think they'd put a 25 cent diode in there, but, no...
> 
> The battery for my hedge trimmer went the same way over snowtober (I had forgotten to turn that breaker back on after the power came back).  I was a bit surprised.
> 
> On 12/21/2011 10:32 AM, laraa at sympatico.ca wrote:
>> Before I parked my urQ under a car cover, anticipating some starting
>> problems, I hooked a small 2A battery charger to the battery and fished the
>> charger in the trunk. So, charging the battery will only involve opening the
>> trunk, not uncover the whole car.
>> 
>> Now, I have a doubt. If I leave my DeWalt battery on the charger (not
>> plugged to the mains), it will be dead as a doornail when I need it. I guess
>> the battery drives the charger and loose its charge there.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Will it be the case in the car ? The charger looks like this :
>> http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/attachments/fz6/106027d1164580301-dumb-batt
>> ery-tender-question-0111543_450_cc_1f789.jpg
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Louis-Alain
>> 
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