12-30-2004, 07:30 AM
Firstly, batteries discharge internally at about 1% per day with nothing hooked up. BTW, the surface they're on has nothing to do with the discharge rate.
A discharged or weakly charged battery is more prone to freezing and the BIG battery killer, sulphation. That's the white crud you see on the plates.
THE hot cheet is a "smart" charger. No, it's not a trickle charger. It senses the battery charge and turns itself off & on as necessary. They come with a little pigtail that attaches to the battery so when ya park it, plug in the pigtail & fuhgeddaboudit.
If ya got a lot of electronics ya might want to consider a dual battery setup. Deep cycle are great for running electronics but don't have the mega amps ya want for cranking the engine.
Gel cells are THE cheet for boats. No more acid spills and they take the pounding & vibration better.
Fishslayer
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A discharged or weakly charged battery is more prone to freezing and the BIG battery killer, sulphation. That's the white crud you see on the plates.
THE hot cheet is a "smart" charger. No, it's not a trickle charger. It senses the battery charge and turns itself off & on as necessary. They come with a little pigtail that attaches to the battery so when ya park it, plug in the pigtail & fuhgeddaboudit.
If ya got a lot of electronics ya might want to consider a dual battery setup. Deep cycle are great for running electronics but don't have the mega amps ya want for cranking the engine.
Gel cells are THE cheet for boats. No more acid spills and they take the pounding & vibration better.
Fishslayer
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