long term battery charging.

[sjr-997]

i have a porsche charge-o-matt charger II for my 911 and I wanted to use the same charger for the R300. its got a cigar lighter at the end as it plugs directly into the 911....anyone know if i can get an adapter for the caterham that will enable it to attach to the battery ? the charger is made by CTEK i think. any advice on long term battery care ?

[Murph7355]

Pretty sure you can get a cig lighter socket with croc clips on the end. Clip to battery et voila.

Or put an accessory socket in the car

[sjr-997]

i discovered over on the porsche forum the part number. its £7 from porsche dealer and clips on the male end of the charger and then has croc clips on the othe end.

[horacethefrog]

This is what you need from Maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=99505&doy=11m3 .

Punch a 29mm hole out under the dash next to the fuse panel with one of these http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=7674 .

Then just make up a couple of leads with an inline fuse holder to connect direct to the battery.

[sjr-997]

i forgot to say that i had a wasted journey to porsche (nothing new there !) the adapter they said would work was designed for something similar to the normal cigar lighter adapter we commonly use, but a lot thiner...anyway, a quick google and i found what I was looking for, about £6 ! plus nice helpful guy at end of phone to confirm I had the right bit. tested it the other day on the battery and its worked fine...and even revived my old battery as well ! so now i have a spare as well. so now its left plugged in all of the time trickling away ready for my next blast.