Can I charge dead battery by leaving noco connected to battery terminals in manual mode? I don’t want to damage alternator on my other car that just sits in my garage. Thanks in advance.
No, you wouldn't want to do this. The battery pack in a portable jump starter is tiny, and while it can provide a burst of 12v current sufficient to start a car, it doesn't have the capacity required to make a real impact on a car battery. If you have a stand-alone, wall-powered charger, you can use that, but I wouldn't be as hesitant as Dan about letting the alternator do it. I appreciate him being conservative with the alternator, but the charge current back to the battery is regulated to be a very small portion of the alternator's normal workload. The limiting factor in how fast you want to charge a battery is the battery itself, not the alternator, so the battery isn't free to draw unlimited current from the alternator. So if the recharge is over-taxing the alternator, something else was already likely wrong.
@@skyking2202 Thanks for the detail. I really appreciate it! Now I know why there’s a need for battery tender for a spare car. I ordered Noco Genius 10 after some research.
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Can I charge dead battery by leaving noco connected to battery terminals in manual mode? I don’t want to damage alternator on my other car that just sits in my garage. Thanks in advance.
No, you wouldn't want to do this. The battery pack in a portable jump starter is tiny, and while it can provide a burst of 12v current sufficient to start a car, it doesn't have the capacity required to make a real impact on a car battery. If you have a stand-alone, wall-powered charger, you can use that, but I wouldn't be as hesitant as Dan about letting the alternator do it. I appreciate him being conservative with the alternator, but the charge current back to the battery is regulated to be a very small portion of the alternator's normal workload. The limiting factor in how fast you want to charge a battery is the battery itself, not the alternator, so the battery isn't free to draw unlimited current from the alternator. So if the recharge is over-taxing the alternator, something else was already likely wrong.
@@skyking2202 Thanks for the detail. I really appreciate it! Now I know why there’s a need for battery tender for a spare car. I ordered Noco Genius 10 after some research.
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