Date:         Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:43:04 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trickle chargers was: Group 41 As house battery,
Comments: To: KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com>
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I have a NOCO Genius G3500, which claims to have the smarts that has been
great. I picked it up for around $50 on Amazon.

@Eric it's a little bulky, so it may not be what you're looking for.


-MB

On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 8:22 AM KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> Most chargers do not have the smarts to stop charging when the battery is
> full. When a lead acid battery is charging, some of the liquid gets
> converted to hydrogen and oxygen gas, and gets vented (which is why it is
> important to have a vent on these batteries). If you leave it always
> trickling, you'll lose a significant amount of the liquid (and most
> batteries now a days are sealed, so you can't add distilled water to
> replace the vented gas). Once the lead is exposed, you've effectively
> killed the battery.
>
>
> > On Feb 5, 2020, at 11:06 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> >
> > Funny, I was thinking the same thing.
> >
> > Glad you asked for more details.
> >
> > I tried hard to get a trickle charger set up on my batteries to preserve
> them.
> > Not all the chargers are created equal but I didn’t thing there was harm
> to a trickle charger.
> >
> > Now looking for a charger that can stay out of sight in my bus and
> either fast charge or trickle charge depending on the need. Have plugged in
> so that once I connect to shore power it just works.
> >
> > But, I certainly hope my current system does more good than harm.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > 85 GL Auto
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 5, 2020, at 10:53 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 4 Feb , 2020, at 6:08 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> >>
> >>> Leaving them on trickle or other dumb chargers will also do them in.
> >>
> >>               DH
> >>
> >>       As You always seem to be able to do so eloquently > Would You
> please expound on this a bit ~
>


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