best method for maintaining batteries
I just got a new house battery, (flooded wet cell)to replace the old tired one. I want to get the most life out of it. What is best for keeping it maintained while sitting for extended periods? I have...
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Batteries, even wet cells, don't magically discharge in a week or even a month when disconnected of all parasitic draws & left in storage.
It is nice to give a wet cell a little top up every month but two months is no real issue at all. Construction, farm equipment, boats on moorings, spend months at a time untended & start right up, provided the battery was in good shape when put into storage.
It is nice to give a wet cell a little top up every month but two months is no real issue at all. Construction, farm equipment, boats on moorings, spend months at a time untended & start right up, provided the battery was in good shape when put into storage.
