Battery Storage for Winter
So the wife wanted her kitchen remodeled and the trade off was I got to re-wire my garage with its own sub-panel, etc. With the garage re-wire I had them put a CG style box outside and now the 5vr is...
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Sam Spade wrote:smkettner wrote:
Any converter will work fine all Winter.
That's not true. Single stage ones will tend to over-charge and "use" water.
If you have a multi-stage converter you should be fine. Check the water level going in and don't worry.
Or throw the battery disconnect switch and connect a small smart charger.
If fully charged, they might last the winter with no attention but there is a small risk in that and making sure they stay charged is better.
Sam's correct. All converters are not equal. Better to disconnect the battery and put smart charger on.
