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Just bought a battery charger ( conditioner)from lidl today to leave on the 7 so I don't keep having to use a booster pack whilst the car is standing,
Do I need to remove the battery plastic caps or can I now charge with this type of charger with the caps on? 9 it doesn't say anything in the instructions)
many thanks for all advice

Hi, I leave the battery cell caps in place when I use my battery conditioner. Never had an issue.
Rich.

Thanks for the reply Rich K ,
I'll do the same.

A conditioner won't produce enough gas to be a problem. Don't try to put a conditioner on an Optima type battery just charge it up to "about full".

FI Spyder wrote:A conditioner won't produce enough gas to be a problem. Don't try to put a conditioner on an Optima type battery just charge it up to "about full".

optima type battery? excuse my ignorance but whats that?

Spiral wound plates with a fiberglass mesh separating the plates also holding the electrolyte. I'd put my conditioner on it but wouldn't go in to maintenance mode. I then read in the instructions they should just be topped up. After that the bad battery light came on (charge light was OK) for a few drives. Disconnected battery, light was off then came back on. A few drives later the light is out and eveything's back to normal. Thought I screwed the battery for a while. Battery was 12.5 volts through out. Gel batteries like what's found in the Miata have weird charging requirements as well.

Thanks for the reply F1 SPYDER,
mines just an old Halfords battery so guessing its nothing special