Battery winter storage
What is the current thinking on engine battery winter storage? We have a new battery and a battery tender under the hood of the Ford V10. Best to disconnect and store or keep he tender monitoring/cha...
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JNorton wrote:
Which is exactly why I no longer use trickle chargers. If the kids unplug it from the extension cord the battery is toast 3 months later. My C sets in a field with no power available. I disconnect the battery and I've never had a problem starting it right back up in the spring. I do the same with my motorcycle - never had a problem. Except as stated above when the trickle charger was disconnected. Keep it simple.
If mine gets unplugged when being maintained by the Noco, there is no drain. It's as if I just have the battery disconnected. That is why I have it set up that way. A good maintainer will not be a parasitic load on a battery when power is removed. There are chargers that will impart a drain on batteries if power is removed. Be careful when choosing and get one that is designed to be left connected to a battery even when unplugged from AC.
