Trickle charging batteries while in storage
Hi Folks, Our Prime Time Crusader (351 REQ) is about to go into storage back in our shop for the winter. I would like to place a trickle charger on the batteries to keep them maintained this winte...
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leeper wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Simply plug it into a 120 volt outlet. No need for an additional charger when you probably have a perfectly good one already built in.
Those built in chargers will cook your battery if left on for a awhile. The charge rate will stay high. Use a battery minder as others have said.
Maybe, maybe not.
If you have a "cheap" single state charger, it is essentially a "dumb" trickle charger (only higher capacity) and will potentially have the same problems.
If you have a "smart" multi-stage charger/converter, the it should work fine.
Research your charging system to see which kind it is.
