I can imagine this can become an issue. There's no gassing and the electrolyte never gets mixed. Those with big battery banks would even have a lower quiescent discharge.
Would it help to keep a 24/7 load on the battery during prolonged storage? You're damned if you do, damned if you don't. More than likely one of the two scenarios is better.
Sal
12thgenusa wrote:
The only exception to this rule is that batteries should NOT be regularly discharged by only a few percent. Discharging a battery by less than 5% can shorten its life and limit its ability to deliver high currents. This is due to the way the sulphate builds up on the plates which is very irregular during the first stage of the discharge cycle. Either don't discharge the battery at all, or ensure it is always discharged by more than 5%.
