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Re: Battery life reduced by trickle charger?
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Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on March 01, 2007 at 18:27:37 from (209.71.222.51):
In Reply to: Battery life reduced by trickle charger? posted by Dom88 88 on March 01, 2007 at 13:40:23:
Battery failures seem to travel in bunches. Two years ago I had to replace 11 batteries between spring and summer. This year none failed. A few years ago a friend got me a battery tender, an electronic 1 amp battery charger. It did a great job on my cabin cruiser all summer, then destroyed the deep cells in my friend's fishing boat over the winter. All was fine until one day I walked by and smelled sulfur wafting out under the tarp. The little chargers work well until they don't.
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