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tav
Joined: 05 May 2010
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 Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:13 am Post subject: battery storage for winter |
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i'm gonna take my boat battery's in for the winter and trickle charge them.
the only place I can do this is put them in the laundry room but just wondering when charging would them would gas the furnace be factor ...ie...charging /electricity/ gas furnace.
I really don't want a disaster . then if not I could putting them in the garage ,it would be cold and don't think that's a good charging temp. condition.
where do you all put your 's during the winter?
reply's would be helpful....thanks |
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Fish On!
Joined: 24 Dec 2009
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Location: Northeast, CT
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I keep mine on a trickle charger in the garage which is not heated and never had a problem. Your more or less maintaining a charge with the trickle charger in the winter not so much charging. |
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tav
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| well i gues i'll have to do one battery at a time....on day on and one day off or can you rig the charger to do two battery's at one time? |
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Wanna Fish
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:34 am Post subject: |
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My boat is parked outside for the winter. I charge the batteries one a month and never had a problem other than normal wear and tear.
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BigEd
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I charge all my batteries (4) in an unheated garage throughout the winter. I never had a problem with them not charging due to the colder temperatures. Look at it this way, your car stays outside all winter and the battery charges fine, charging a battery in the garage will be fine too. And you'll feel safer not having a battery charging in the house. |
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tav
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks....there both in the garage as we speak , 2amp charge every so often. |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| tav wrote: | | well i gues i'll have to do one battery at a time....on day on and one day off or can you rig the charger to do two battery's at one time? |
You can't charge two 12 volt batteries at the same time with one 12 volt battery float charger. However, Harbor Freight Tools sells automatic 12 volt battery float chargers for cheap. They're on sale now for only $9.99, but you shouldn't buy anything from Harbor Freight Tools without at least a 20 percent off coupon, so it shouldn't cost you more than $7.99. I think I've seen coupons for them as low as $4.99. Check magazines for coupons. My barber's magazines are full of them. And, no, my barber doesn't stock porn magazines. 
Regarding indoor charging, as others have said, most people don't worry about their car battery charging. The instructions that came with my Minn Kota two bank 12 volt battery charger warned against acid discharge from charging batteries, but I think that concern is overblown with a decent charger. On second thought, you better read the reviews for that Harbor Freight Tools charger before buying one. 
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