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Garaging a Volvo for 6 months 200

I do not know the model.

It is strictly a float charger and they are usually go on sale for around six bucks. They use to be four. (:-(

They use to come in a box but when ever a company changes the packaging for a new look the price goes up!

With the boxed ones you could open them up and read the instructions.

I have had as many as three batteries on at once. Most are different sizes. If it's just a large car battery I use only charger per battery to be on the safe side that it has enough capacity. Smaller ones like motorcycles, lawn tractors or two in series 6 volts lantern batteries, it seems to handle them all at once.

If they are charged up to full capacity and has one of these on them you can leave it for a couple months and the battery voltage will be right up there. It only puts out like a half amp!

Only boogie boo about them is they are not fused. If you have it plugged it and short the leads their the unit is done!
It instructs you to plug it in as the last operation, when hooking it up and the first thing to unplug, when disconnecting.

I think I have four or five chargers that I have collected over the years.
If I am leaving any of my vehicle off line for more than a week, it gets one.
I can hook two cars onto one charger with a cord between the batteries still in the cars. I only lose a couple tenths of a volt for the wire length.

I have several (5) batteries pushing 10-13 years old and still kick right over.
It's starting to concern me that on my wife's car to a point that just bought her new one because she is out of town an awful lot. When I exchange care with her she I trade out batteries so hers is good to go!
I also rotate the oldest ones to the motor home as auxiliary batteries or cars least used and with a float charger on it of course!

If I ever turn a battery in for re-cycling, its is pedaled out! (:-)

Phil






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