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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / February 2008"maintenance" mode on battery charger?
I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 amps. One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When this does is sent short charging bursts to the battery. It's supposed to remove "sulfation". Is this something that I'd want to do regularly, or only as a last resort when trying to get a bit more life out of an old battery? >I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 amps. >One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When this does [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Is this something that I'd want to do regularly, or only as a last resort >when trying to get a bit more life out of an old battery? last resort > I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 > amps. One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is this something that I'd want to do regularly, or only as a last resort > when trying to get a bit more life out of an old battery? If you let the car stand unused for a considerable period, particularly in cold weather, you might want to consider this. But for short periods of disuse, forget it. >I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 amps. >One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When this does >is sent short charging bursts to the battery. It's supposed to remove >"sulfation". It works pretty well. >Is this something that I'd want to do regularly, or only as a last resort >when trying to get a bit more life out of an old battery? Neither one. It's a function that you use if you have a battery that is sitting idle for a long time. If you keep a summer car, for instance, that isn't driven six months of the year, keeping it on the charger in maintenance mode will keep the battery alive over the winter. It does a very good job of preventing the battery plates from caking up with sulfates, which will happen if you just keep a float charge on the battery for months on end. --scott  Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." >> I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 amps. >> One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When this does [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > battery for months on end. > --scott I agree, it is nice for long term, better than a trickle charger like folks used to use. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com >>I've got a battery charger that can charge a battery between 2 and 15 amps. >>One of the features of this charger is a "maintenance" mode. When this does >>is sent short charging bursts to the battery. It's supposed to remove >>"sulfation". >It works pretty well. >>Is this something that I'd want to do regularly, or only as a last resort >>when trying to get a bit more life out of an old battery? >Neither one. It's a function that you use if you have a battery that is >sitting idle for a long time. If you keep a summer car, for instance, >that isn't driven six months of the year, keeping it on the charger in >maintenance mode will keep the battery alive over the winter. >It does a very good job of preventing the battery plates from caking up >with sulfates, which will happen if you just keep a float charge on the >battery for months on end. Exactly wrong. Sulfation occurs from a battery sitting around while discharged. Getting a float charge from a charger or being inside a car getting charged are nearly exactly the same. They both keep the battery charged. |
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