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Old 25th February 2019, 13:10   #146
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Originally Posted by mss View Post
If you do a search, some cars' electronics have been damaged (e.g. EEPROM contents lost) by the spikes that can result when removing/reinstalling the battery.
That's what fuse boxes and the correct battery re-installation procedure are for.

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Originally Posted by mss View Post
The most effective voltage/transient regulator in a car is actually the battery provided it is in good condition. That being the case, I would argue that removing/reinstalling the battery actually carries far greater risk than connecting a charger to the battery in-situ.
Any charger no matter the quality, supposed or not, can have a failure and when that happens I would suggest 240v is far more worrying than <13v.
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Ford: Transit Cosworth V6, Granada 2.9 V6 Scorpio & 2.8 V6 GL
Volvo: 480 Turbo & 1.7 ES, 240 GLE
Porsche: 944 2.7 Lux
Audi: 100 ESE 20v
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