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Old 01-17-2021, 05:02 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by LT4 650 View Post
So I searched our forum and most of the discussion about trickle chargers was about how to hook them up and which one to buy.

Here is my situation (thread title)...my ZL1 is a weekend car and DOES NOT get stored for the winter because I live in Scottsdale Arizona. My "plan" is to at a minimum drive it at least every 2-3 weeks to keep fluids/fuel moving, etc.

However, my question is "literally" how long can these cars sit (in-active) before you need to hook up a trickle charger. My thought would be 3-4 weeks so as long as I can execute my plan of driving it every 2-3 weeks I should not need a trickle charger...CORRECT???
~3 weeks was fine every time I left the car alone for so long. The car started like it was new, and battery recharge from the alternator never took surprisingly long.

I only ever hook up the trickle charger for the 3-month winter hibernation.
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