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- From: igh50171@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (The Seer )
- Subject: Re: trickle charger recommendations?
- References: <1993Jan21.115610.21617@netcom.com> <tcora-210193142814@b329-gator-1.pica.army.mil>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:56:58 GMT
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- tcora@pica.army.mil (Tom Coradeschi) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan21.115610.21617@netcom.com>, rhcohen@netcom.com (Robert
- >Cohen) wrote:
- >>
- >>
- >> I have had lots of trouble overcharging my bike battery using the small
- >> transformer units. I'm looking for a charger which can trickle-charge
- >> for weeks at a time, keeping the battery fully charged, but not over-
- >> charging it.
-
- >Another route you might wish to try, since you've already got a charger, is
- >to simply put a timer on the thing. One of those cheapo plug-in units is
- >what I've got on mine (the kind with pins to turn power on and off). I've
- >had it running for a week now, with the timer set for the shortest interval
- >it can handle, which looks to be about 1/2 hour a day. I ETDA'd my battery,
- >charged it and set this sucker up last week. So far it seems to be holding.
- >The timer ought to be lots cheaper than another charger (like 10 bux at
- >home despot).
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- > tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
-
-
- Be Careful. Many battery chargers will drain the battery if left in place
- with the power off. Check to see if this is happening. You will ruin the
- battery if it is constantly being charged and discharged.
-
- -Ian
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