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[jburgessx2]

"If you have the original BB chargers they will ruin any battery if left on."

Does this count for full timing as well?



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" wrote:
>
> 6 months is close enough in age that I don't think you will have a problem.
> Also on our older BB it is pretty easy to totally disconnect all batteries.
> I do not leave our batteries on charge when the BB is stored. I turn the
> charger on the day before I pick it up for a trip, or once a month if we do
> not use it for awhile. I have 7+ years on the current Trojans. If you have
> the original BB chargers they will ruin any battery if left on.
>
> - Chuck Wheeler-
> 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
>
>
> _____
>
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:15 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Back to batterys
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" wrote:
> >
> > As a battery ages the internal resistance increases. This resistance
> > creates heat when there current flowing during charging or discharging and
> > this heat boils the water out of the electrolyte. This is why you have
> > charging problems and shorted life in a mixed set of batteries. You want
> > all batteries in a set the same age and size.
> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> >
> >
> > _____
> > Well its to bad that I bought two new batterys six months ago and replaced
> the old ones. Now I'm going down to buy the second set for 100 dollars per
> battery. I went out today after yesterday filling up the bad batterys with
> water and today they were down below the plates. So oft to Budget Batterys
> to spend a little hard earned cash.
> I hope that this difference in age will not affect the battery life of all
> of all four as I'm not a cash machine! Anyway got to do what a guy got to
> do!
>
> Jon
> 1978 Wanderlodge
> Bremerton Washington
> > From: WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:32 PM
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Back to batterys
> >
> >
> >
> > Got a real simple question and won't go into much detail.
> >
> > I'm going to replace two of my 6 volt batterys in the near future but I
> was
> > wondering why this happens?
> >
> > About six months ago I replaced two of the four batterys with new ones.
> The
> > ones that I replaced would boil out in a few weeks and now the other two
> did
> > the same thing. What makes a battery boil out of water when they reach a
> > certain age. Anybody know????????
> > Oh yes the two that I replace are just fine.
> >
>