Battery Storage

[pchambers]

Now I need some advice from you all. I have put my ST32FR in storage until May. Removed the battery and got a Trickle Charger on it now. My question is do I leave it on the Trickle Charger or disconnect it for a period of time and then put it back on the charger.

[mark5w]

A "Battery Tender" has a chip to determine when the battery is fully charged; then it turns itself off until the battery needs to charged again. If you have only a "Trickle Charger", I believe that it continually charges the battery at a slow rate. Check the book for the charger to see if it monitors the battery and turns itself off. If not I would disconnect every few weeks.

[Lloyd]

This is what I use.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...FY1FMgodZgsAxw


I'm sure you can find it in places other than northern tool.
I never take the batteries out of the camper any more. Just disconnect them and hook this on. It also keeps the batteries desulfated.

[pchambers]

Thank you all again for helping me. This is what I am using and the paper work does say that when the chip senses full charge it shuts down.
http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-XM1...humacher+xm1-5

[avvidclif]

I don't disconnect the battery nor put it on a charger. I leave the RV hooked up. The converter in the RV has a built in float charger that works just fine. You might check yours. My last RV (2011 CF285RL) was 2 years old and with the original battery when traded in. No problems with it. I added water to it twice in 2 years so I know it wasn't overcharged.

I use the Battery Tender's on everything else. Welder, generator, etc..

[Coopers_dad]

Another vote for the Battery Tender I have 4 of them working away on our cars in storage. They fire back up first try every time.

[WildWildWest]

x3 for Battery Tender. Use it for summer toys in winter, however the fiver is in heated storage and plugged in so I don't use a battery tender on it.