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WARP TEN · 04-20-2017

I have a used one like the one Dynomite uses for his ZR-1 batteries and also a new one for a top post battery that I no longer need. I will plan to bring them to BG if anyone wants them.--Bob

Tripler · 04-20-2017

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Originally Posted by WARP TEN

I have a used one like the one Dynomite uses for his ZR-1 batteries and also a new one for a top post battery that I no longer need. I will plan to bring them to BG if anyone wants them.--Bob

Heck . I would like the side mount one Bob . My battery is side mount connections .See you in BG .

Dynomite · 04-20-2017

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Originally Posted by Hog

Remove or disconnect the negative terminal and leave them cold. Lead Acid batteries store better in the cold.

If you put a volt meter on any lead acid battery it will discharge slowly over the months, which why a trickle or float charger is used.

SLOWLY for sure .......... after 4 months with batteries disconnected the turn over of the starter was as good as when the batteries were disconnected. NO Noticeable discharge during disconnection. Not worth the time and effort putting batteries on trickle charger.

Paul Workman · 04-20-2017

Not disputing anything Cliff has said, with regard to his experience, but lead acid batteries WILL discharge over time. And, the chemical reaction between the sulfuric acid and the lead plates forms a crystalline barrier which

reduces the charge in the process, and
the sulfate formed reduces the capacity of the batter by effectively reducing the surface area of the plates in which the reaction may occur to produce the electrical power.

Cold storage does retard this sulfate formation, and there too the drain on the specific gravity of the electrolyte. So, a battery in good condition, or with sufficient reserve to start (an LT5) even after several months of deteriorating, may be perfectly satisfactory to some (most?).

Using the smart chargers whenever the car is in the garage, I have received full power and capacity from one battery (in Ami's C3 Vette) for 10 years now. Would that have been possible if I'd used the cut-out over the years? I dunno...maybe, or maybe not.

And, I've gone thru 3 of the smart chargers too. (lightning strikes are killers!) So, were those chargers worth the money and electricity to run them? Hmmmm...

Well, in view of Cliff's experience, regardless of the specific temporary degrading of the batteries due to long term non-use, the avoidance of un-attended battery charging liabilities, AND the possibility of rodents causing a short resulting in a fire that might have been avoided with a cut-off switch...I leave y'all with a conundrum.

WARP TEN · 04-21-2017

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Originally Posted by Tripler

Heck . I would like the side mount one Bob . My battery is side mount connections .See you in BG .

I will consider it yours. Just find me when you get there; I will be arriving in BG Wednesday night and unfortunately have to leave on Saturday morning. I will do my best to remember to bring it--it is at the top of my "To Bring" list!--Bob

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Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Battery Disconnect Not disputing anything Cliff has said, with regard to his experience, but lead acid batteries WILL discharge over time. And, the chemical reaction between the sulfuric acid and the lead plates forms a crystalline barrier which reduces the charge in the process, and the sulfate formed reduces the capacity of the batter by effectively reducing the surface area of the plates in which the reaction may occur to produce the electrical power. Cold storage does retard this sulfate formation, and there too the drain on the specific gravity of the electrolyte. So, a battery in good condition, or with sufficient reserve to start (an LT5) even after several months of deteriorating, may be perfectly satisfactory to some (most?). Using the smart chargers whenever the car is in the garage, I have received full power and capacity from one battery (in Ami's C3 Vette) for 10 years now. Would that have been possible if I'd used the cut-out over the years? I dunno...maybe, or maybe not. And, I've gone thru 3 of the smart chargers too. (lightning strikes are killers!) So, were those chargers worth the money and electricity to run them? Hmmmm... Well, in view of Cliff's experience, regardless of the specific temporary degrading of the batteries due to long term non-use, the avoidance of un-attended battery charging liabilities, AND the possibility of rodents causing a short resulting in a fire that might have been avoided with a cut-off switch...I leave y'all with a *conundrum. __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez!* 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry Last edited by Paul Workman; 04-20-2017 at 03:39 PM.