Re: (ET) Charging

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 18 Jul 2005 at 11:47, James Jarrett wrote:

> With an "automatic" golf
> cart style charger, what is the best way to take care of the batteries
> in the winter when not being used much?

Golf car batteries kept clean, dry, and cool self-discharge very slowly.  
In 
the wintertime, there is no real need for any kind of battery maintainer.  
(Look at this way: battery dealers store batteries for months at a time, 
usually  without any charging.)

Just keep the tops clean and dry.  Check with a hydrometer about a week 
after the last charge of the season, and record the reading.  Read again 
monthly and if the SG has dropped appreciably, charge for an hour or so.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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