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Old February 16th 11, 08:22 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
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Default Battery charger/maintainer for flooded deep-cycle batteries?

On 02/16/2011 12:00 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 02/16/11 11:34 am, Audio1 wrote:
d r.r.a.homebrew, and all the responses have gone to
both.



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I ignore hams when it comes to battery equipment and pay attention to
people who trust their lives to their batteries,
http://www.morganscloud.com/2011/02/...-battery-life/


I'll check that out.

"Perce"




You can take my advice or leave it...
that's up to you.

I'm a senior service engineer who's been in the (lead acid) battery
business for 36 years.

I assure you that "float charging" a battery is not rocket science
and you do not have to get too fancy

(but if you want to, that's fine )