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One off the battery of the 60, one off the trickle charger. Have had something similar on my White 80 for years. Don't use it anymore now that my daughter drives it everyday, but used it constantly while I was away for work for weeks and months at a time.
I have had an Odyssey for years and have their recommended charger.
Plug it in when I park, hit the button on the charger. Disconnect and go. So easy even you can do it.
 
Nice part about that set-up is that you could easily build a jumper cable section that plugs in there too to allow jumps without the hood open... or access to direct battery power for, say a portable shower's water pump!
 
I do like the IDEA of solar. I usually use one of those aluminized reflector things on the windshield to keep sun off of the dash when I'm going to park the truck for a while... replace part of that with a solar panel with a disconnect right at the dash....
 
ntsqd said:
Solar charger/desulfator: http://www.pulsetech.net/
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Mount it to the flat part of the dash right in front of the steering wheel in my 60! Add an ignition switched relay to disconnect it when the truck is started and reconnect it when it is shut down....
 
My car is in my garage, hasn't moved since Thanksgiving. I have this connected to it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051D3MP6/?tag=ihco-20

Works great. Cheap and very easy. I use the hard wired connector right off the battery. Very easy to disconnect, and they supply rubber plugs to cover the connectors when you're not plugged in.

I thought about the solar route, but they were more expensive, seemed like it was over-complicating the process.
 
I have a desulfating smart charger. Supposedly it will help sulfated batteries recover and prevent healthy ones from sulfating. Now of course it's kind of hard to tell first hand if that feature works or not but the evidence out there seems reasonably convincing.
 
My truck stays parked for up to a month at a time and I have a Batteryminder hooked up. I have the 12248 model that does 2/4/8 amps and also has setting for flooded/gel/AGM batteries. And it desulfates. It will adjust for temperature as well to make sure your battery is charged correctly if it's hot or cold. They also make smaller models as well.
Haven't had any problems with it and my truck has started every time I get back home. Hopefully it will prolong the life of the battery as well.
 
Tapage said:
just for reference the solar maintainer you link from Amazon didn't meet my expectations ..
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What does that mean... did you buy one and not like it? If so... why> (Please)
 
I have a NOCO Genius 2 charger mounted under the hood with a plug mounted in the bumper. It stays plugged in while in the garage. Fridge stays running 24/7. I also have a 100W solar panel for charging when it's outside.
 
woytovich said:
What does that mean... did you buy one and not like it? If so... why> (Please)
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I indeed bought one form Amazon ..

1. to get peak performance you gotta keep up with the direct sun light

2. to get peak performance you gotta keep it clean ..

3. only under optimal conditions ( described above ) was able to provide enough juice to keep my Tencha batteries charged ..
 
ntsqd said:
I've not used one, but they've been around a long time. That's a pretty heavy accusation. Any links to this speculation?
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No, but we had a bunch of their products installed. Some scientists at one of our test facilities looked into some of their portable battery chargers and supposedly found that there were no electronics inside. I never saw the report, but sat in on a mtg about battery maintenance and this is what we were told.
 
Mr Cimarron said:
I have a NOCO Genius 2 charger mounted under the hood with a plug mounted in the bumper. It stays plugged in while in the garage. Fridge stays running 24/7. I also have a 100W solar panel for charging when it's outside.
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Exactly, this is not the cheapest way to go but the ONLY thing you have to remember to do is plug it in and unplug it. Thats it.

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canman said:
No, but we had a bunch of their products installed. Some scientists at one of our test facilities looked into some of their portable battery chargers and supposedly found that there were no electronics inside. I never saw the report, but sat in on a mtg about battery maintenance and this is what we were told.
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Was the mfg contacted? Seems highly unlikely, but possible that it was a production error.

woytovich said:
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I DO LIKE THIS:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ANV81S/?tag=ihco-20
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Why only 13 amps? That plug's ampacity, by the NEC, is 15A.
 
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