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Old 27th April 2014, 05:04 PM
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My Battery is about a quarter full and I am thinking of buying a battery charger. I am not sure whether I should just buy a new battery as the chargers are about £70 for a substantial one.

Can anyone advise if I should get a charger to try and top it back up and if so which 1?

Should I just get a new battery and again which 1, I have the 4.2quattro


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Old 27th April 2014, 05:27 PM
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I think with a D3 it is worth having a good charger that can analyse the battery and top it up etc - see my post HERE for more info.
If the charger can't recover the battery back to useable condition then look at a new one but the cost of the charger will never be wasted as it can keep your battery in better condition
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Old 28th April 2014, 05:01 PM
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That's great Thanks a lot.

I can't find anyone that has the MXS 5.0 - will the 3.8A do the job?

Thanks again...
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Old 28th April 2014, 08:00 PM
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That's great Thanks a lot.

I can't find anyone that has the MXS 5.0 - will the 3.8A do the job?

Thanks again...
Yes it will, and I think the cheapest place I can see selling that one was 48.95 sold by auto accessorize uk on ebay LINK here
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Old 28th April 2014, 08:19 PM
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