keeping batteries charged
I purchased a 31ft travel Trailer which I plan to store in back yard for now while not in use. I do not have hook up available right now and want to run the basics (lights,radio,heater occasionally) o...
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NinerBikes wrote:
I fully top charge my battery before storage, then completely disconnect it over the winter. I then fully charge it in the spring, or before going on any trip.
I don't subscribe to trickle charging constantly for storage. Fully charge and disconnect.
In places where there's winter and cold, that's a perfectly reasonable option.
In places where it's warm, leaving a lead acid battery disconnected for a few months will cause it to be substantially discharged, quite possibly to the point of doing permanent damage. The rate of self-discharge is very much dependent on the temperature of the battery; it approximately doubles for each ten degree Celsius increase in temperature.
