Thread: Cold Temps & Baterry Question ?

The manual for my Guest charger says it won't hurt to leave the charger plugged in. Personally I believe in Murphy's law. "Anything that can go wrong, will" I always unplug mine. During long term storage I let the batteries charge overnight about once a month.

Keith
AKA:LOZslabhunter

You need to check your charger not all can be left on all the time. Check your owners manual. You also need to check the battery water level. I leave mine plugged in all the time but it is made to operate that way.

Tom what brand are you running. I am thinking about upgrading to a 4 bank. But not sure which brand to go with.

I dont have a trickle charger so about every month or so I will hook my batts to 2 amp charge for a day if it hadnt been used. But usually my boat wont sit a month without going to the lake and I recharge my batts every time when I get 'er back home.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Jigging15

Tom what brand are you running. I am thinking about upgrading to a 4 bank. But not sure which brand to go with.

Jarred I am running a Professional Series Dual Pro 3 bank 45 AMPS 15 Amps per bank. This is my second Dual Pro first was a 2 bank I really like them.

Originally Posted by Crappie Novice

Mine is plugged in.

You are talking about the boat?

A discharged battery will freeze, may burst. Need to be kept charged.
BUT, do not try to charge a frozen battery! BAD things will happen.

On the other side -
Old fishing, hunting buddy down by Mt. Vernon, MO bought a used '02 Tracker deep vee with 115 Merc, loaded. Had it 5 weeks. He had it under a metal carport next to his new metal building with the onboard charger plugged in. By chance he got up to answer the call at 0345 and happened to look out the bathroom window. His boat was on fire, and not just a little bit either! Completely! He called the rural fire dept. By the time they got there the boat and everything in it was gone, nothing left except the motor and trailer. The motor was heavily damaged. Carport was destroyed, paint burned off the side of the building. Insurance replaced everything.
Fire chief told him it might have been caused by a defective cell in one of his batteries but I lean more toward a wiring defect such as worn through insulation, etc. Good to have a close look at that stuff ever so often.

Polebender's right. If you keep it plugged in all the time, be sure to keep an eye on your electrolyte levels, or you'll cook 'em off.