[C320-list] Battery Charging

[Michael Ferguson]

I leave mine on all the time and get 5 to 6 years out of my batteries. I
have 4 golf car batteries in a series. About 2 times a year I cook them to
burn off any build up of hard crystal. Check out the following link for
yourself.
http://www.lectriclimited.com/battery_faq.htm
Michael
Nauti Clew
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On 2/11/08 6:06 AM, "crashley at gte.net" <crashley at gte.net> wrote:

> I've heard that one should not keep boat batteries on charge for extended
> periods. That is, when docked in my slip (which is most of the time), should I
> leave the charger on continuously or leave it off and only charge once a month
> (or so)? The charger is a 3 step type which ends up in "float" mode at about
> 13.5 volts. Also, the charge is a Pro Mariner 1230 which seems to have a bad
> reputation. Any advice?
> 
> Rosebud
> #882