On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:37:16 -0700, "Fred Leif"
wrote:

My sense is that the battery's capacity will be severely impaired. You may
have the voltage, but the ampere hours won't be the same. A pint per cell
... the poor thing was dry!

Trickle Chargers do just that ... constant low rate. But doing that to a
fully charged battery warms the cells and evaporates electrolyte. Monthly
service is probably about right.

A better solution is a battery 'tender' or 'maintainer' that totally cuts
off the charge current based on battery voltage. Kits for these are
advertised in QST.


A good place to buy a Battery Tender Plus is here
http://www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com/

Dick