Hello everybody: Hope everyone had a happy New Year and is well on their way to a fantastic 2005! I know that I can't wait to get started back to vintage racing this year in my Alpine!! Got a questio
First, I'm not an electrical expert so others may have better ideas. But my understanding is that a big threat to batteries is overcharging them. So I try go with the lowest charge rate that produce
A deep-cycle battery is a very poor choice for any automotive application. Deep-cycle batteries, by design, have much thicker lead-per-oxide coatings on the plates and even small shocks (a bump) can
Given the choice, go with the slowest rate you can. When charging a battery you are reversing the chemical process that created the electricity when the sulfuric acid reacted with the lead plates cre
Try a Battery Tender http://www.batterytender.com/ You can leave them connected all the time and the circuit monitors and maintains a full charge without over-charging and boiling off your battery.
I don't know the differences between conventional and deep cycle batteries but my battery charger has a switch for deep cycle. Maybe you should invest in a newer battery charger if you going to keep
I sent this out yesterday - oh - I know why it didn't go through - I forgot to snip. Anyway - here's the best article I've seen on the hows and whys of maintaining and charging batteries, including d
My own experience is with the Optima Red Top gel cell. This is free replacement for 3 years, and 5 year replacement by age amortization after 3 years. It is NOT the much more expensive marine batter