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Re: (ET) How often to charge large frame tractors sitting idle?



Not for nothing, in my limited buying experience, my batteries may have sat at the dealer for 3-4 months but the electrolyte was added when I committed to buy.  
Cheers, Jack

On Jan 26, 2012, at 11:52 PM, David Roden wrote:

In my experience, battery maintainers (regardless of design) almost always
do more harm than good.  While it's true that flooded batteries have a bit
more self discharge than gel or AGM types, if you keep your  battery tops
clean and dry, and they're stored at cool temperatures, they shouldn't need
any charging at all for a good 3-4 months.  

Consider that new batteries often sit at the dealer that long or more.

When you're ready to use the batteries again, just give them a topoff
charge.  

David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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