[alberg30] Try to avoid this


Fri May 26 04:53:27 PDT 2000


Dan,

That's pretty standard around here, too, though not universal.  With
the gelcells, it's not as big a concern.  They have a much lower
self-discharge rate than wet cells.  They'll hold a charge all winter
without any problem, unless you leave a light on like I did one time.

Gelcells are not cheap and they don't have the maximum capacity of
the high-end wet cells, but I'm pretty sold on them because they're
so rugged and can take a lot of abuse.  I've got one that's going
on its tenth year, this year.  It's been under water twice, but it
still starts the engine, fine.  Its twin is the one that powered
a light for a month one winter.  We only got another three years
(the last one for house lights only, as it wouldn't deliver the
cranking amps) after it sat discharged for a month in sub-freezing
weather.  I don't know any wet cell that would come back from 
such treatment.

 - George

> Dan Sternglass said:
> 
> I take my batteries out becasue it gets so cold and I have no good way
> to keep them charged at the baot yard. That's SOP in upstate NY here.

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