Battery tender & storage
I have to store my rv in AZ for 4 months. I won’t be able to check on it, cause I live in AK. I’m wondering about leaving a Battery Tender attached for that long. I have covered storage. I have a batt...
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The OP is only talking about 4 months. Not a long period of time for a battery in reasonable shape to be dormant.
Battery tenders are fine, if you are able to periodically keep an eye on them. They can fail & possibly damage the battery bank beyond recovery.
Seen it happen. Happened to be a boat but could just as easily be an RV. The boat had four 8D gel cell batteries worth something like $3000.00 new. The owner had left the boat, untended, for 6 months at a marina. The controller of the battery tender/charger went nuts & toasted the batteries.
When a battery bank is disconnected you know the status exactly.
I have a single 4D AGM battery, which is 4 years old. I have not seen the rig since last October. The battery is disconnected. I will see it again this Wednesday. I expect the battery to be a tad on the weak side but just fine.
Battery tenders are fine, if you are able to periodically keep an eye on them. They can fail & possibly damage the battery bank beyond recovery.
Seen it happen. Happened to be a boat but could just as easily be an RV. The boat had four 8D gel cell batteries worth something like $3000.00 new. The owner had left the boat, untended, for 6 months at a marina. The controller of the battery tender/charger went nuts & toasted the batteries.
When a battery bank is disconnected you know the status exactly.
I have a single 4D AGM battery, which is 4 years old. I have not seen the rig since last October. The battery is disconnected. I will see it again this Wednesday. I expect the battery to be a tad on the weak side but just fine.
