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12volt storage? - 10/30/2003 10:56:32 AM   
PROP-WASH


 

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Status: offline 		HELLO- WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO STORE MY FIELD BOX BATT AND HOW OFTEN SHOULD I PUT ON
SLOW CHARGE OVER NIGHT ITS A TOWER GELL BATT?
THANKS- pRoP_wAsH
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RE: 12volt storage? - 10/30/2003 1:05:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'd reccommend that you check rcbatteryclinic.com most likley some answers there. GREAT SITE!

FYI I'm very inexperenced so take this with that in mind, buy I think my research says cool dry place if possible. But *&6% Garage will do but dont put directly on concretes or moist area.

I use the battery tender JR. I bought from arizonia motor sports for only 20.00 most others sell for 40 to 50 dollars. It is computeized ? and Floats the charge to protect battery and you can keep in pluged in all the time and still be safe.

I dought many can tell how much you discharg tghe battery but if you use a voltmeter 12 volt is dead and 13 volt is full charge. You willl have to give amp hr of battery and charger for others to tell ya how long to charge.

I guess say if 12.5 volt reading on battery of 7 amp hr battery with . 250 amphr battery charger will take say 14 hr's on charger if i'm not mistaken. 7-50percent=3.5 .250 x 14 =3.5

Be sure to read other comments as I am new also and might not even should be giving advise :-)

Good luck, Dennis

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RE: 12volt storage? - 10/30/2003 10:02:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		us army ,which uses millions of batteries does not recommend trickle charging during storage. recharge every 90 days

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RE: 12volt storage? - 10/31/2003 4:43:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dennis, what you say about placing on concrete no longer is applicable. Back in the days when battery cases were made of different material, there was some basis for that statement but; it is no longer true. The materials now used can't tell the difference between concrete and any other material. It is important to keep the case clean as dirt will form a conductive path that will accelerate self discharge. A periodic cleaning of the case with clean water and maybe a bit of soda will keep the leakage to a minimum. Just do not get any soda water into the vents if it is not a sealed battery.

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RE: 12volt storage? - 10/31/2003 9:08:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		The old concrete worries are essentially gone. However, storing lead acid batteries on the floor should still be avoided. The environmental issues are important; during times of flooding non-sealed lead acid batteries cause a lot of grief. Be sure to keep them high and dry.

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RE: 12volt storage? - 11/5/2003 9:28:33 AM   
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ORIGINAL: PROP-WASH

HELLO- WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO STORE MY FIELD BOX BATT AND HOW OFTEN SHOULD I PUT ON
SLOW CHARGE OVER NIGHT ITS A TOWER GELL BATT?
THANKS- pRoP_wAsH


Did you get an instruction manual with the field box or the batery pack? What do they say?

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RE: 12volt storage? - 11/5/2003 11:37:46 AM   
PROP-WASH


 

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Status: offline 		took Dennis's advise and went to R-C BatteryClinc and got my answer[ great site].
no i don't have the instr, thats why i asked here. Thanks for the replys guys

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