Any reason not to charge through the 12v "Cigarette Lighter" socket?

If you have an MX-5 with iStop, I’d connect the negative side of any ‘smart charger’ to the chassis for earth rather than the battery terminal. There is a current sensor on the negative battery terminal so connecting it straight to the terminal means the current sensor won’t ‘see’ any current going into the battery while charging. This may upset the PCMs calculated state of charge of the battery and may affect iStop operation.

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