Battery charging

[Cheshire cat]

My silly solution whenever I plug the car in I put one of these on my shifter as a reminder not to drive off. That said the magnetic hookup I installed minimizes any potential damage but I'd still rather avoid it.

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Magnetic hook up? Can you provide more details please.

 

[BEM-S4]

Magnetic hook up? Can you provide more details please.

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Jun 5, 2025

I posted this elsewhere but RDS installed this kit and mounted the magnetic hookup in the headlamp surround on the driver side (zoom to see). They wired directly to the battery did not go through jump points under hood. Very happy with it, I've been using this setup on a number of vehicles for years with good results. The kit from Hethel has adapters for whatever trickle charger you care to use (I have CTEK).

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[n3qem]

I have used a similar magnetic charging connector for a while: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV3DLFRX?tag=globalgrena0b-20

 

[Tom109]

I’ve only used a charger once on my dual-battery Gren, via the under-hood charge points. It brought the indicated SoC up to 98% overnight. Driving the next day hit 100%. But I don’t drive it every day so it tends to settle around 88-92%.

I recently installed a 200W solar panel that will be my primary method of re-charge which should see me perpetually in the 90+%. Only downside is solar doesn’t charge in my garage.