[Shop-talk] solar battery maintainer

[Jack Brooks]

Bob,

How about a battery disconnect switch?  The battery will hold a charge for most of the winter without a load.  Before you start it up, get a charger out there and top it off.  My Triumphs are in the garage all winter where I have power, but this is what I do.  They are always above 12v after 3-4 months of sitting with a cable disconnected. 

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:38 PM
To: rwil at sbcglobal.net
Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] solar battery maintainer

Thanks guys, for the good advise and insight.  Removing the battery is out as it is factory mounted under the seat, which requires removing the seat to access, and removing the seat requires removing the the interior panels ( what that about German engineering? ).
My basic problem is the the battery is a small Lawn mower size battery needed  to fit in the hole for the battery, while the starter is a Dynastart which means no gear reduction between the started motor and engine, so it take a big draw to get it to turn the engine. if the battery is fully charged no problem, but if it is down just a bit you get one shot at starting then just solenoid clicks.  This is compounded by the fact that after starting the starter motor switch to being a generator alas a poor one at maybe 10 amps. So the solar charger-maintainer looks to be  my only practical option.
Again that’s for the insights and advise.
Bob   ( not quite as odd as his cars)

> On Apr 6, 2020, at 12:27 AM, rwil--- via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> expensive.  
> 
> A check of purchasers' ratings can sometimes give you an idea if a 
> particular panel tends to overcharge unless it is disconnected at the 
> right time.
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