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Jeepinator
Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2017 Location: Seacoast NH Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Topic: Battery Tender/Charger Posted: 18 Feb 2020 at 7:47pm |
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Thanks OD!
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2018 Jeep Wrangler Willys
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2020 at 7:52am | |
Like I said Sunday when we met up, I'll bring my little over or pass it to your wife (she mentioned coming by to have coffee or something w/Colette). Way too funny that your Jeepinator and I didn't know it!
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2020 at 1:40pm | |
Jato, by that time, you may decide that a LiFePO4 setup is a better idea as it will give you the effective capacity of the dual 6V GC2 batteries at a fraction of the weight (@120 lbs for Pb-H2SO4 vs. @30 lbs for LiFePO4). Plus the service life of the LiFePO4 should be very much longer than any Pb-H2SO4 battery. The prices for them are also much better than they were. I did the conversion myself recently. We haven't had the opportunity to test in real-life use yet but Spring will provide the opportunity.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2020 at 12:50pm | |
We also pull our batteries in the winter. Take out in November (northern MI) place on concrete floor in our unheated garage. Put on 2 amp trickle charge for 24-36 hours for each battery. Then let them 'hibernate' until the following April when the process is repeated and then re-installed. The batteries are 12 volt deep cycle Interstates, group size 24. They just completed their 9th year of dependable service last December. Whenever they decide to not hold a charge anymore, the decision will be to go to a pair of 6v golf cart batteries.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Jeepinator
Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2017 Location: Seacoast NH Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2020 at 11:14am | |
I pull my batteries in the winter. They are in my utility room nice and warm.
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2020 at 5:37pm | |
Like T2 I use my converter do the job. Does an excellent job of battery charging. The charger world has many choices. I have a trickle, a small 4 Amp I bought at Harbor Freight and a larger charger that has selectable charge modes and functions. The larger charger I can use to "jump start" an engine. I carry that multi-mode charger on camping trips.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2020 at 2:42pm | |
If you aren't removing the battery from the Pod and you're thinking of plugging in a charger, just plug the Pod into 120v and let the converter/charger keep the battery topped off. It's a very good charger. That's what I do. In the event of a converter failure, if you don't already have something else, you can pick up a charger at any Walmart or auto parts store any time. TT
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Jeepinator
Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2017 Location: Seacoast NH Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2020 at 10:33am | |
I am in the market primarily for a battery tender to keep my batteries topped off over the winter but I think I’d like to get something small and portable that I can keep in the rPod in the summer in the event the converter fails and I need to charge my batteries. Any recommendations?
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