Recommend a charger for winter battery storage

[h8go4s]

Originally Posted by biggamefisher

Why you would need to take off both "+" and "-" ? Makes no sense! Just removing one or the other interrupts and circuit. Typically the professional advise out there is to remove "-".

Read my post again. Oh, I'll save you the trouble. Here's what you missed:


"That way, next spring, you'll be sure to clean all the terminals."

[CreedXS]

Thanks to all that responded . I’ll leave in the garage and get a battery maintainer. Should have know that as it’s what I do for my corvette in the winter. Thanks again .

[biggamefisher]

Originally Posted by h8go4s

Read my post again. Oh, I'll save you the trouble. Here's what you missed:


"That way, next spring, you'll be sure to clean all the terminals."

I don't think I've found it necessary to clean a battery terminal in decades..............no wonder I missed it!

[Ozark Bob]

Originally Posted by biggamefisher

I don't think I've found it necessary to clean a battery terminal in decades..............no wonder I missed it!

Am guessing you have AGM's. I have not needed to clean battery terminals on my boat in 10 years. Bob

[biggamefisher]

Originally Posted by Ozark Bob

Am guessing you have AGM's. I have not needed to clean battery terminals on my boat in 10 years. Bob

Yes I do have AGM's in my boats.............buy seriously, even in vehicles.....don't recall cleaning a battery terminal in decades. Back in the day..........terminal corrosion was usually caused by the seepage of gasses coming up where the posts came thru the battery top, modern batteries are made very different. Plus, all my marine batteries have stud terminals, everything stays firmly attached with s/s hardware and nyloc nuts. For post terminals, if seepage/corrosion is an issue there are felt washers that can be used that effectively seal off the post.

[Ozark Bob]

Sealed/ no maintenance batteries have the same effect with no off gassing under normal circumstances. If you can add water you will have corrosion. Good air circulation can help reduce that. Bob

[biggamefisher]

Originally Posted by Ozark Bob

Sealed/ no maintenance batteries have the same effect with no off gassing under normal circumstances. If you can add water you will have corrosion. Good air circulation can help reduce that. Bob

"Sealed/ no maintenance batteries have the same effect with no off gassing under normal circumstances". "If you can add water you will have corrosion".

I'm sort of confused by those comments..........however, good thing I haven't had the need to add water to any of my batteries for decades either.

[Ozark Bob]

Originally Posted by biggamefisher

"Sealed/ no maintenance batteries have the same effect with no off gassing under normal circumstances". "If you can add water you will have corrosion".

I'm sort of confused by those comments..........however, good thing I haven't had the need to add water to any of my batteries for decades either.

How so. Sealed batteries that are not AGM will only vent if overcharged( downside is you can't replenish the water.) Kind of a poor mans AGM.(AGM batteries takes those gasses and recombines them into acid again) The comment about adding water refers to normal wet cell batteries that routinely give off gas while being charged. If there are gasses coming out that creates corrosion and lowers the water level. Bob