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Originally Posted by 330indy
Yea my point being these cars put a drain on the batteries and don't aggressively charge when driving either due to efficient dynamics... I think a CTEK or similar is really important to extend decent battery life...
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Never understood what the "efficient dynamics" meant other than disengaging the alternator during WOT. Reading the charge current it is certainly on all time. Or at least alterntor output current that is, which doesn't have to be the same I guess.
Edit: measured charge voltage directly on the battery, same as on the scanner so no fuzzy regulator device in between. Also hooked up a Ctek (7A) which produced slightly higher voltage than the generator so yeah, the alternator can spit out high current but decided my battery doesn't need more. Like you said, low charge vs drain and in addition a Covid battery after too little driving in my case.