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Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 17:48

Ianwa

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Hello everybody -
Until recently I had a 1993 Maverick diesel and simply connected to the terminals when I wanted to boost the battery.
I now have modern Prado V6 petrol which does not get a lot of use - can anyone tell me if it is really necessary to go to the trouble of disconnecting the negative lead before giving the battery a boost or even a trickle charge. Thank you. Ian
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AnswerID: 371543   Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 18:21

Sand Man (SA) replied:

Hi Ian,

No mate, not necessary. Just connect the charger to the terminals as you did for the Maverick.

Bill.


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