winter vs battery
I want to keep my fiver hooked up to shore power this winter because I run one of those round electric dehumidifiers 24/7. Can I just take a battery cable off and try to remember to hook it up every ...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:StirCrazy wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:
I am of the opnion, that for long term (over a month) storage, a lead acid battery should not be left on ANY charger, 24/7.
Mine have been plugged in constantly for 15 years now, except when I am camping. I do have to replace them next season, you think thats because I always leave them plugged in? ;)
Friend of a friend of a friend handles simple maintenance on sewage pumping stations in their small town, maybe a dozen or so. Each has a generator that automatically starts when the power goes out longer than 1 minute. He was replacing the starting batteries (maybe this was the issue - starting batteries) every year or two until he hooked the trickle charger (Battery Tender ?) to a mechanical lamp timer set for 4 hour per day. Life expectancy jumped to 4 or 5 years.
how were they charged before he put the tenders on them. yes starting batteries are not as robust and cant handle any significant discharge with out some sort of dammage.
Steve
