[Shop-talk] Long term battery tender set up

[Bill Rabel]

I have a small electric scissor lift that has a built-in charger that will only charge for twelve hours or so, using a timer dial. It would go dead in between charges. The batteries consist of four six-volt batteries, wired in series. So my setup is 24 volt. I expect yours is, too. 

I have always used Battery Tenders, and for this unit, I bought a 24-volt version. I clip it across the linked batteries, and it keeps the unit ready always. You can also use two 12-volt chargers and clip across each pair of the four, but the 24-volt unit works best.

- Bill

> On Aug 4, 2018, at 4:01 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> 
> Paul writes... 
> 
> >You need a "maintainer" like a Battery Tender Plus or Battery Minder. They will charge to a certain voltage, shut off, then wait for the battery to get low again before coming back on. The low current ones are nice and gentle. 
> 
> >Don't be tempted by the super cheap versions. I've had a few of those fail. 
> 
> 
> The problem is that there is a built in charger for this unit.  It's 4 X 6v batteries.  I don't want to have to disconnect and reconnect chargers if possible.  (also, do BM handle 6v batteries?) 
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
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