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Gary_Dietz
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Oct 04, 2015

Leaving batteries connected during long term camping

On another site I read a thread about unhooking the batteries when running on 120 volt for an extended time to prevent over heating. My question is how long is long term? Two nights? A week? A month? ...
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wolfe10
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Oct 04, 2015
Yup, without knowing what converter, charger or inverter/charger you have, there is no way we can give sage advice.

If a smart charger or inverter/charger AND IT IS PROPERLY PROGRAMMED, you can safely leave it plugged in 24/7/365.

Basically if it maintains battery voltage between 13.2 and 13.5 VDC you can leave it on. If higher, it will overcharge them. If lower, they will not fully charge. And this is float voltage, meaning after they are fully charged.

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