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profdant139
Explorer II
Aug 05, 2015

Do I need to "top off" the battery if it is fully charged?

I keep my batteries on a BatteryMinder Plus. I recently got a portable solar panel that puts out about 14 volts in full sun. If I hook the panel to a fully charged battery just before a camping trip...
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red31
Explorer
Aug 05, 2015
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

For benefit of some I can repeat TWICE PER YEAR on an otherwise floated battery, and as often as once every two weeks on an off grid battery that is cycled daily and manages to have a cell that slumps specific gravity despite trying your best to arrive at full charge daily.


I regret if I have missed this in the past. Specifics seems helpful but I do get trends & tendencies. Thanks.

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