That does work, but you will still have a drain if done over long terms. Batteries only hold a charge for so long then it starts to fade just like with the batteries you use in flashlights. A trickle charger used here will keep that battery working long and hard.
At 03:38 PM 9/3/2007, you wrote: >Hi Don, > >If i may add one thing here to Geno's great tips. if you are concerned about >the battery dieing because of seldom use of a vehicle, Just disconnect the >negative terminal. Because you break the current when doing this, there will >be no drain from anything. So when you reconnect the terminal the battery >will be ready to go. >HTH >Roger C Bachelder 3rd ><mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >_____ > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Don >Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 11:40 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Batteries: Car's/Van's > >Geno, some good tips here, thanks for sending them along. I bet working with >triple A, you here about just all kinds of auto battery problems. Regards >Don >----- Original Message ----- >From: Geno69 >To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 4:20 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Batteries: Car's/Van's > >I just thought , in not >reading all the pieces to the >battery issue. A few suggest >hints might been order. >A: After a battery starts >getting in years. This >depending on the type of >battery. If the car or van or >truck is not being used . Like >sitting for a two to three >week period and especially >sitting a month or more. >A: if there is instruments >hooked up in the dash-board to >the battery (older models) the >battery is being used by these >instruments. >B: on the new modern cars, >Vans and trucks, especially >true with all the instruments >hooked up. >What is suggested is every >three days run the unit for a >half period to keep the >battery in top working >condition. >During the winter time it is >every other day run it for a >half hour. >If not using and don't want to >bother with turning on the >unit and running it for period >of time, because, the price of >gas. >Especially if going to sit for >a long period of time. This >means a month or more. >First off make sure that the >gas tank is full and dropping >as suggested or recommended >dry gas to the full tank of >gas. Then disconnect and >remove the battery and place >on a wooden block away from a >cement wall and keep off a >cement floor! Keeping it in a >semi warm or warm room When >ready can take it back out and >install and of course some of >the instruments will have to >be reset. >The two cables and the clamps >that go on the positive and >negative poles should be >wrapped up with something that >won't attract moisture, >keeping them dry. Sometimes >even suggesting Vaseline. >If one doesn't know how to do >this task, then, either find >someone that does for removing >or and installing the battery. >If not leave well enough >alone. Just know one will need >to have a jump start. >If there is white power around >the positive and negative >poles this means that they >need to be cleaned and there >might be other issues to look >at. >Again if a person knows what >to do. Removing the clamps and >cleaning them and the poles or >some clamps to clamp and >fasten too. A simple thing as >baking soda and little water >can clean the battery and the >connecter clamps. Sometimes >recommend a light course sand >paper to clean. >Just a thought. >Geno > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Tim trouble "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora
