Our volunteer fire dept has 8 trucks that sit sometimes for weeks without being used. For years we fought battery problems, with chargers of various types, float chargers, trickle chargers, and combinations of timers as well.
Right now we are using the Schumacher (sp?) version that comes on about once in ten minutes, checks the state of charge, and completely goes off, no constant charging unless the battery needs it.
So far we are getting about 5-6 years out of our batteries. Each bay has one of these chargers in the ceiling above with a plug going to the panel beside the driver door on the truck. These trucks all have rechargeable flashlights and other things that draw on the battery. This has been the best solution so far. At least once a month all are started and allowed to run for about thirty minutes if they haven't been used in a fire run.
We also keep a couple of the "booster packs" charged up ready to use as a last resort.
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