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| rmital |
 Dec 16 2021, 08:41 AM
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Northeast optimist  Group: Members Posts: 1,951 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268  |
I do try to drive my 914 all year, but it will have some down time when snow and salt are an issue.
"Finally" getting a battery tender. question: when hooking up the charger, is it safer or good practice to disconnect the ground? I have a switch, so easy enough to do..... |
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 17 2021, 01:22 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 months (in heated shop) and it was good.
Three weeks it's been cold storage, plus I now have a clock radio and it didn't have enough juice to start. To be fair even a with a big optima it was hard to start, I may have flooded it, okay once I got it running. It's above freezing but she wasn't happy waking up, she's going back into the heated shop for the winter. |
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| Root_Werks |
Dec 17 2021, 03:53 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,484 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 17 2021, 11:22 AM)  Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 months (in heated shop) and it was good. Three weeks it's been cold storage, plus I now have a clock radio and it didn't have enough juice to start. To be fair even a with a big optima it was hard to start, I may have flooded it, okay once I got it running. It's above freezing but she wasn't happy waking up, she's going back into the heated shop for the winter. I have a PC1200 for my 914 which is sitting on the bench in the shop while the 914 undergoes paint. After reading this, I think I'll put the battery in the Pantry. Wife will just love that. |
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 17 2021, 04:19 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Dec 17 2021, 04:53 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 17 2021, 11:22 AM) Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 months (in heated shop) and it was good. Three weeks it's been cold storage, plus I now have a clock radio and it didn't have enough juice to start. To be fair even a with a big optima it was hard to start, I may have flooded it, okay once I got it running. It's above freezing but she wasn't happy waking up, she's going back into the heated shop for the winter. I have a PC1200 for my 914 which is sitting on the bench in the shop while the 914 undergoes paint. After reading this, I think I'll put the battery in the Pantry. Wife will just love that. With the PC680 I'm starting a 3.0 twinplug high CR engine with a lawn tractor battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| Root_Werks |
Dec 17 2021, 05:13 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,484 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 17 2021, 02:19 PM) QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Dec 17 2021, 04:53 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 17 2021, 11:22 AM) Last winter I never charged my 680 battery for 5 months (in heated shop) and it was good. Three weeks it's been cold storage, plus I now have a clock radio and it didn't have enough juice to start. To be fair even a with a big optima it was hard to start, I may have flooded it, okay once I got it running. It's above freezing but she wasn't happy waking up, she's going back into the heated shop for the winter. I have a PC1200 for my 914 which is sitting on the bench in the shop while the 914 undergoes paint. After reading this, I think I'll put the battery in the Pantry. Wife will just love that. With the PC680 I'm starting a 3.0 twinplug high CR engine with a lawn tractor battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I could have gone with a PC680 for the 914. That's what I run in my two Bugs and they work great. I think I went with the PC1200 just because I had the space on the stock battery tray. I like the PC series, not the cheapest, but they've done me well over many years. |
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rmital Battery Tender Dec 16 2021, 08:41 AM
SA-914 I have several vehicles with permanent tender plug... Dec 16 2021, 08:49 AM Mark Henry Odyssey recommends that you do not charge the batt... Dec 16 2021, 08:57 AM
oakdalecurtis i use an Optima Red, got about 8 years out of my l... Dec 16 2021, 10:47 AM Root_Werks Hard wired tenders to everything that might sit fo... Dec 16 2021, 10:55 AM Steve When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle cha... Dec 16 2021, 11:10 AM sb914
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle ch... Dec 17 2021, 09:58 AM Pezz
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle c... Dec 17 2021, 10:08 AM StarBear I disconnect the ground with a marine quick discon... Dec 16 2021, 12:06 PM Rufus
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle ch... Dec 16 2021, 10:25 PM Mark Henry
When I had an optima battery, I had to trickle c... Dec 17 2021, 08:00 AM Steve
[quote name='Rufus' post='2967536' date='Dec 16 2... Dec 17 2021, 09:09 AM jvmarino I have multiple hobby cars, and now have a tender ... Dec 17 2021, 08:44 AM Rick986 Prior to my 914, I always took the battery out of ... Dec 17 2021, 09:32 AM jvmarino
Prior to my 914, I always took the battery out of... Dec 17 2021, 09:55 AM ClayPerrine I have the exact same model optima battery in all ... Dec 17 2021, 11:17 AM |
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