# Battery Charging

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging/40654>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [December 12, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging/40654 "2009-12-12T12:30:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bernie500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bernie500](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bernie500)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging/40654/1 "2009-12-12T12:30:32Z")

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Is it safe to charge or trickle charge a battery while it is hooked up in the car?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging/40654/2 "2009-12-12T12:33:15Z")

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Yes. The instructions on the charger should also say so.