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Are the battery boilers really that bad? - erniecarpet@... - 06-21-2007 07:34 Scott- I have one of the original chargers running all the time while I fulltime here in Montana. i make a point to check the fluid level once a month. So far, so good. Haven't had to add very much water in the 4 months I have been here. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Mt ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Are the battery boilers really that bad? - Scott Forman - 06-21-2007 11:20 My old FC had a modern 3-stage charger with charge wizard, and it was nice to just keep it plugged in all the time and not have to really worry about it. My PT, though, has the original low-tech battery chargers. They work fine, or as fine as they ever did. I know the old chargers will boil the batteries dry if left on constantly. I have the shore power plugged in to an outdoor timer so that juice only flows to the bus for a few hours a week when I am not using it, eliminating the problem of boiling the batts dry. My question is this: What are the other drawbacks to the original chargers? Is the constant voltage & resulting loss of batt water the only problem? Or are there other issues that should motivate me to upgrade to more modern chargers? Scott Forman 86 PT38 Memphis |