Car Battery Charging

[Ian Price]

Does anyone know if it is safe to charge a car battery whilst it is still connected to the car? I have a Chrysler Grand Voyager with a flat battery (bumper repair guy decided to keep the boot open whilst he was repairing the bumper and then failed to shut the boot properly - I didn't notice until the next morning about 24 hours later)

Cheers!

[Stevepage]

Should be fine mate. Charge it up for a little while then try to start the car. The car should then charge the battery by itself.

[ToneMonkey]

Agree with Steve, although I'd just start it off another car in the morning and then drive to work.

Some batteries have a window in the top that shows the status of the battery.  Might be worth having a look in that just to check it's not knackerd.

[Ian Price]

Cheers Guys, tried with another car (actually a van) with no luck. Perhaps the battery is f*cked - the car is from 2006 but I'm not sure if it is on it's first battery or not. I might leave it charging overnight and see what happens. Unfortunately I don't have a voltometer so am not sure what voltage it is putting out at the moment.

[Ian Price]

Well, to my surprise the charger worked and the car is now running fine!

[Stevepage]

Good stuff. I miss my Dad's voyager. Just that little button you press so the door closes itself  :lol:

[Ian Price]

Good stuff. I miss my Dad's voyager. Just that little button you press so the door closes itself  :lol:

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