CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Please Read "Batteries discharged while sitting" ?

Adger Smith · 01-18-2014, 02:06 AM

Google this: natural battery discharge
Start reading any or all of the links.
We have had many discussions on an Air Craft forum I frequent about this same issue. It is very common in aircraft because most general aviation planes sit for long periods of time without use. Sounds like some of our race cars, too.
I keep a battery tender on my plane & race car. I also do frequent checks on the battery condition. I had one battery tender go nuts and over charged a perfectly good race car battery. the guy at Wal Mart said he had never seen a battery with the plates burned/melted away. I also put the battterys on a bench, not in the car. I keep them away from anything that can burn. Plug the tender into a power strip. Fred Henson had one short out and burned his car and shop up.

01-18-2014, 02:06 AM	#2
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Please Read "Batteries discharged while sitting" ? Google this: natural battery discharge Start reading any or all of the links. We have had many discussions on an Air Craft forum I frequent about this same issue. It is very common in aircraft because most general aviation planes sit for long periods of time without use. Sounds like some of our race cars, too. I keep a battery tender on my plane & race car. I also do frequent checks on the battery condition. I had one battery tender go nuts and over charged a perfectly good race car battery. the guy at Wal Mart said he had never seen a battery with the plates burned/melted away. I also put the battterys on a bench, not in the car. I keep them away from anything that can burn. Plug the tender into a power strip. Fred Henson had one short out and burned his car and shop up. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)