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tony.g



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12v Battery Query.
Hi,
Have a perfectly good 12v battery which I want to keep as a spare. Is it best to keep it always fully charged (and how often should it be charged?), or is it best to occasionally run it down and then re-charge?
Thanks.
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
A decent maintenance charger is best for them. There are various smart chargers available, Lidl often do a cheap one. But there are also solar chargers which are quite good.

Failing that giving it a gentle over night charge with a normal battery charger once a month should keep it reasonably healthy.

They don't normally fare well if you just leave them to run flat and store them flat, that normally kills them pretty quickly.
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pannawonica



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Batteries tend to discharge more either side of @24 degC, not liking extremes of temperatures!👍
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miker



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Assuming a lead acid, leave it on a ctek permanently, it will take care of the rest!

Equally, I have had batteries sat spare and just charged them every few months, and not noticed any real deterioration
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tony.g



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Thanks all for responses - will take onboard.
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