battery floating voltages

[patotay 10+ year member]

hey bud,make a vid when you pop some bass.want to see how the hawkers does.

 

[jmcinvale 10+ year member]

Use a trickle charger. That way your batteries stay charged and you do not have to disconnect them. Check here http://batterytender.com/selection_guide.php?osCsid=85d68586ebf1cabe18a326c6ad7732f2

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

Use a trickle charger. That way your batteries stay charged and you do not have to disconnect them. Check here http://batterytender.com/selection_guide.php?osCsid=85d68586ebf1cabe18a326c6ad7732f2

thanx for the link.

Question to any1. I drive my car like twice every week or so as its a show car and in the winter, its locked up for a few months. In the summer I use it regular.

How often should I use a trickle charger if I use the car once a week or so please ?

 

[McIntosh 10+ year member]

Not at all unless you like sulfation.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

If you do not drive the car very often, the batteries will drain each other over time. This will lead to shortened lifespans of the batteries. You should use an isolator so they disconnect when the car is off (at minimum) and also think about investing in an intelligent power supply. The Kinetik power supplies work with any brand of battery and will not only charge the battery, it will also maintain it afterwards. Like McIntosh mentioned, you don't want your batteries to become sulfated or stratified. Either condition will at best diminish the capacity, or at worst, completely kill your battery.

If you want to know more about proper battery maintenance, see this link.

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

thanx. I had a read of the article and things are more clearer now.

Rather than the isolator method, I will just disconnect both negatives

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

thanx. I had a read of the article and things are more clearer now.
Rather than the isolator method, I will just disconnect both negatives

That will work just fine as far as keeping them from draining. If you wanted to make sure they kept maintained too, you would want a charging system likethe Kinetik Intelligent Power Supply -> LINK