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SJ-Chris
Explorer II
Jan 27, 2021

Solar trickle charger for chassis battery......Good or bad?

Especially for winter storage, for my RV (and boat) I was thinking of getting a simple 20w solar trickle charger to keep the chassis battery topped off. I see simple ones like this for ~$25-$30: h...
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Gjac
Explorer III
Jan 27, 2021
For winter storage I would just charge my batteries fully then disconnect the negative cable and recharge in spring. Self discharge in cold weather is very slow compared to summer temps. I do the same thing for my chassis battery and boat batteries also.

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