Keeping Batteries Charged
I have two new Crown CR-240 6 volt deep cycle batteries. They were installed this past spring as part of my slow but ongoing solar addition to my 5ver. I don't want to ruin them by letting them drain ...
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Wuwee trackrig you must be in the yeast of Washington. Spokane. Myself I am a yelk eater but would not turn down meecemeat. I rate moose right behind grizzly as being hazardous to a person's health. Time is proof and your system must have close to open-circuit bleed -zero. I would pay particular attention to temperature compensation values of regulated maintenance charging. Higher antimony cyclable flooded batteries self-discharge significantly faster than 1% antimony engine starting batteries. But a chilled battery loses it's appetite. The difference between 50F and -10F can be a real eye opener. At -59F we lost batteries sitting in a shed in Ennis MT. Had to breathe through a wad of cloth. Yuk. I'll stay here. Cold and Old does not rhyme worth a ****.
